PT-2015-1772
CVE-2015-3773
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Published
2015-08-13
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Updated
2017-09-21
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.5
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the dynamic memory of the SMB client component, which can be exploited by remote attackers. This can lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash.
Recommendations
For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.5, update to version 10.10.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to SMB services until the update is applied.
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