Description
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 does not properly validate pathnames in the environment, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Apple OS X DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE Privilege Escalation
exploit/osx/local/dyld_print_to_file_root
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 76340 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- 1033276 vdb-entry