CVE-2015-5897 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple OS X before version 10.11, allowing attackers to inject code into Address Book framework processes via an environment variable. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes like Metasploit or Nuclei available. While it has received minimal community discussion, it is not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and has no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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