Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2011-3216

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly implement the sticky bit for directories, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and delete files via an unlink system call.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)