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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-6984

CVE-2015-6984

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.

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Affected products

3

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.0
Apple Inc./libarchivellm-create
Range: <10.11.1
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205375nvdVendor Advisory

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