Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 IOAcceleratorFamily array index

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Array index error in IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

The weakness was released 06/30/2014 by Ian Beer (Cloudfuzzer) with Google Project Zero as HT6296 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1377 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76317 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 122214 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.4 Not Installed (HT6281, HT203015)).

Upgrading to version 10.9.4 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 (94151) and Tenable (76317). archives.neohapsis.com is providing further details.

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Class: Array index
CWE: CWE-129 / CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 76317
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6296
Researcher: Ian Beer (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1377 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94151 - Apple Mac OS X IOAcceleratorFamily code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030505 - Apple OS X Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45226 - Apple MacOS X <10.9.4 Remote Code Execution in IOAcceleratorFamily, Critical
SecurityFocus: 68272 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.9.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59475 - Apple OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 07/04/2014 10:27
Updated: 02/08/2022 09:30
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:27 (87), 06/01/2017 04:41 (3), 02/08/2022 09:30 (3)
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