The arq_updater binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted update URL, as demonstrated by file:///tmp/blah/Arq.zip.

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly perform authorization during processing of record names, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

TruBlueEnvironment for MacOS 10.2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files and gain root privileges by setting a certain environment variable that is used to write debugging information.

The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted restore path.

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.

The Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Array index error in the xnu (Mach) kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system shutdown) via unspecified vectors related to workqueues.

diskutil in DiskArbitration in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.

The vmx86 kernel extension in VMware Fusion before 2.0.6 build 196839 does not use correct file permissions, which allows host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

The Installer in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by checking a box that specifies an immediate launch of the application after installation, related to an unspecified compression method.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the USB backend in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Recovery Mode component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allows local users to bypass the passcode requirement and access arbitrary data via vectors related to "command parsing."

XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.

Race condition in the HFS vfs sysctl interface in XNU 1228.8.20 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption) by simultaneously executing the same HFS_SET_PKG_EXTENSIONS code path in multiple threads, which is problematic because of lack of mutex locking for an unspecified global variable.

NetInfo Manager for Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by opening applications using the (1) "recent items" and (2) "services" menus, which causes the applications to run with root privileges.

Multiple out-of-bounds write issues were addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

csregprinter in the Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 does not properly handle error conditions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

"Multiple Users" Control Panel in Mac OS 9 allows Normal users to gain Owner privileges by removing the Users & Groups Data File, which effectively removes the Owner password and allows the Normal user to log in as the Owner account without a password.

Certificate Assistant in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors related to an "insecure file operation" on a temporary file.

The screen saver in Dock in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 does not prevent four-finger Multi-Touch gestures, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass locking and "manage applications or use Expose" via unspecified vectors.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "syslog" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Services" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.

WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4710.

otool in Apple Xcode before 8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4704.

WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4709.

Multiple integer overflows in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 on Intel platforms allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted call to (1) i386_set_ldt or (2) i386_get_ldt.

IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Use-after-free vulnerability in IOSurface in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1863 and CVE-2016-4653.

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1863 and CVE-2016-4582.

The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Integer overflow in the IopfCompleteRequest API in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue was originally reported for GEARAspiWDM.sys 2.0.7.5 in Gear Software CD DVD Filter driver before 4.001.7, as used in other products including Apple iTunes and multiple Symantec and Norton products, which allows local users to gain privileges via repeated IoAttachDevice IOCTL calls to \\.\GEARAspiWDMDevice in this GEARAspiWDM.sys. However, the root cause is the integer overflow in the API call itself.

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the local IPC component in the EAPOLController plugin for configd (Networking component) in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (MIG code mishandling and system crash) via unspecified vectors.

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the start/stopLaunchDProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied string argument and executes launchctl under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise load arbitrary launchD agents. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

otool in Apple Xcode before 8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4705.

Improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code in Druva inSync Mac OS Client 6.5.0 allows a local, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python expressions with root privileges.

Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to a privileged application, as originally demonstrated by an osascript tell command to ARDAgent.

Unspecified vulnerability in the VBoxNetAdpCtl configuration tool in Sun VirtualBox 3.0.x before 3.0.8 on Solaris x86, Linux, and Mac OS X allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.