CVE-2015-5849

EUVD-2015-5795
The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.8 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 59%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
applemac_os_x
𝑥
≤ 10.10.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267