Description
The bidirectional text-display and text-selection implementations in Terminal in Apple OS X before 10.11 interpret directional override formatting characters differently, which allows remote attackers to spoof the content of a text document via a crafted character sequence.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
Scores
EPSS
0.0194
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.10.5
Published
Oct 09, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026