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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2015-5747

Medium
4.9/10

Summary

The fasttrap driver in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published