HIGH
libarchive in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts an unspecified symlink attack
Published Oct 23, 2015
8.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.11%
Description
libarchive in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts an unspecified symlink attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.11% 0.01113
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01113
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01113) | 64.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01113) | 61.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 55.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205375 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Oct 23, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 16, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6984
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a