Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2015-5754

Race condition in runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy component in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages incorrect privilege dropping associated with a locking error.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.074 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)