Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 Intel Graphics Driver input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Intel Graphics Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2014 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT6443 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4416 since 06/20/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77748 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.5 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 122690 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 Not Installed (HT6443)).

Upgrading to version 10.9.5 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 (96062), Tenable (77748), SecurityFocus (BID 69898†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46202†). The entries VDB-67237, VDB-67579, VDB-67586 and VDB-67585 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 77748
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-05 October-15
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6443
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4416 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96062
SecurityFocus: 69898 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4416 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030868
Vulnerability Center: 46202 - Apple MacOS X 10.8.5 and 10.9 before 10.9.5 Local Code Execution in Intel Graphics Driver - CVE-2014-4416, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 09/23/2014 01:06 PM
Updated: 12/22/2024 03:07 PM
Changes: 09/23/2014 01:06 PM (69), 06/06/2017 08:41 AM (9), 02/20/2022 04:05 PM (4), 02/20/2022 04:13 PM (1), 12/22/2024 03:07 PM (16)
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