Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 Libnotify memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Libnotify. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Libnotify in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 lacks proper bounds checking on write operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a crafted application.

The weakness was published 09/17/2014 by Ian Beer (evad3rs) with Google Project Zero as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4381 since 06/20/2014. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/22/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122690 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 Not Installed (HT6443)).

Upgrading to version 8 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 (96083), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Secunia (SA61318†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67237, VDB-67368, VDB-67370 and VDB-67371. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Ian Beer (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4381 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67595

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X-Force: 96083
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61318 - Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030866

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 09/22/2014 05:39 PM
Updated: 12/22/2024 04:25 PM
Changes: 09/22/2014 05:39 PM (53), 07/05/2017 08:49 AM (22), 02/20/2022 09:25 AM (3), 02/20/2022 09:29 AM (1), 12/22/2024 04:25 PM (16)
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