CVE-2015-5889

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)2015-10-27 · local · osx · Verified
• Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation2015-10-01 · local · osx · Verified

Impact

rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/