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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Window Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
WindowServer in Apple OS X through 10.9.2 does not prevent session creation by a sandboxed application, which allows attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.
The weakness was released 04/22/2014 by Antoine Delignat-Lavaud with KeenTeam as HT6207 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1314 since 01/08/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
Maliciously crafted applications can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73648 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2014-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122028 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2014-002 Not Installed (HT6207)).
Applying the patch Security Update 2014-002 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
To prevent attacks based on this scenario, Secure Transport was changed so that, by default, a renegotiation must present the same server certificate as was presented in the original connection. This issue does not affect Mac OS X 10.7 systems and earlier.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92704), Tenable (73648), SecurityFocus (BID 67026†), Secunia (SA58081†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030133†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10903, VDB-13040, VDB-13039 and VDB-13038.
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Nessus ID: 73648
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2014-002)
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Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT6207
Researcher: Antoine Delignat-Lavaud
Organization: KeenTeam
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1314 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92704 - Apple Mac OS X WindowServer sessions code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67026 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-1314 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 58081 - Apple OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030133 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 44212 - Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.2 Remote Code Execution in WindowServer via Crafted Applications, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 04/23/2014 12:25 PMUpdated: 06/17/2021 02:56 PM
Changes: 04/23/2014 12:25 PM (54), 05/26/2017 03:40 AM (39), 06/17/2021 02:56 PM (3)
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