CVE-2015-5866

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 9, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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