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The Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder in Apple OS X...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder in Apple OS X before 10.11 improperly deletes Trash files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading storage media, as demonstrated by reading a flash drive.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 9, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

Low

EPSS score

0.042%
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-5901

GHSA ID

GHSA-pqp8-qh2v-v728

Source code

No known source code

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