CVE-2015-5897

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Address Book framework in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges by using an environment variable to inject code into processes that rely on this framework.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

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.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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