vulnerability

OS X update for Directory Utility (CVE-2015-6980)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 11, 2016
Added
Mar 29, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

Directory Utility in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles authentication for new sessions, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Solutions

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