CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5891

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The SMB implementation in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation or system crashes, posing a threat to the integrity and availability of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to version 10.11 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The SMB implementation in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS