Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 Graphics Drivers 32-Bit Executable File null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Graphics Drivers. The manipulation as part of a 32-Bit Executable File leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Graphics Drivers in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a 32-bit executable file for a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 06/30/2014 by Ian Beer (Cloudfuzzer) with Google Project Zero as HT6296 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1379 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

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 (94153) and Tenable (76317). Additional details are provided at archives.neohapsis.com. See 66948, 66949, 66950 and 66951 for similar entries.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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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-2014-1379 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94153 - Apple Mac OS X Graphics Drivers privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030505 - Apple OS X Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45209 - Apple MacOS X <10.9.4 Remote Code Execution in Kernel Graphics Drivers, 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 09:33
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:27 (88), 06/01/2017 04:36 (3), 02/08/2022 09:33 (3)
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