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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kext Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
kextd in Kext Management in Apple iOS before 7 does not properly verify authorization for IPC messages, which allows local users to (1) load or (2) unload kernel extensions via a crafted message.
The weakness was released 10/22/2013 by Rainbow PRISM as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:
An issue existed in kext management's handling of IPC messages from unauthenticated senders. This issue was addressed by adding additional authorization checks.This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5145 since 08/15/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70257 (Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..
Upgrading to version 10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87253) and Tenable (70257). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 5610, 8303, 8559 and 8792.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Rainbow PRISM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5145 (🔍)
X-Force: 87253
SecurityTracker: 1029054
Vulnerability Center: 42753 - Apple iOS <7 and Apple TV <6 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability due to Insufficient IPC Message Authorization, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62529
Secunia: 54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97440
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 10/23/2013 17:41Updated: 06/01/2021 07:20
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (72), 05/18/2017 17:43 (2), 06/01/2021 07:00 (2), 06/01/2021 07:14 (2), 06/01/2021 07:20 (1)
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