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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by JorgeGT on Thursday April 09, 2015 @01:39PM (#9349397)
To exemplify, for instance, this vulnerability could be packed in a phishing mail executable giving the remote attacker root access if the user falls for the trap, no?
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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by fit2rule on Thursday April 09, 2015 @02:41PM (#9349930)
It could be packaged into any executable that someone might think about downloading off the Internet for some reason.

So its really, really not good. Apple need to fix this soon, or else every OSX machine out there is going to start being targeted for misuse. This is really a powerful security bug.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by guipsp on Thursday April 09, 2015 @02:37PM (#9349897)
Yes.
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