CVE-2015-5877

Vulnerability

The Intel Graphics Driver component in Apple OS X before 10.11 contains a memory corruption vulnerability. The issue is exploitable by local users via unspecified vectors, as described in [1]. This is a distinct vulnerability from CVE-2015-5830, but both reside in the same component.

Exploitation

An attacker requires local access to the system to exploit this vulnerability. The exact exploitation steps are not disclosed in the available references [1], but the vulnerability can be triggered through unspecified vectors, likely involving crafted input or operations that trigger memory corruption in the graphics driver.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows a local user to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). The attacker can achieve privilege escalation, potentially gaining root-level access, or crash the system.

Mitigation

Apple addressed this vulnerability in OS X El Capitan v10.11, released on September 30, 2015 [1]. Users should update to OS X 10.11 or later to receive the fix. No workarounds were disclosed in the available references.