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    CVE-2015-5889

    rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.

    Published:Oct 9, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 9, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.127
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
    http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
    https://support.apple.com/HT205267
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
    http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
    https://support.apple.com/HT205267
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High