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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An unspecified IOHIDFamily function in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 lacks proper bounds checking to prevent reading of kernel pointers, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
The weakness was published 09/17/2014 by Ian Beer (evad3rs) with Google Project Zero as HT6443 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4379 since 06/20/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
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..
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 (96080) and Tenable (77822). Similar entries are available at 67237, 67368, 67370 and 67371.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.5
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT6443
Researcher: Ian Beer (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4379 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96080
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46164 - Apple iOS <8, Apple TV <7 and MacOS X Remote File System Read of Kernel Pointers- CVE-2014-4379, High
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 09/23/2014 13:06Updated: 02/20/2022 16:59
Changes: 09/23/2014 13:06 (60), 06/06/2017 08:34 (16), 02/20/2022 16:52 (3), 02/20/2022 16:59 (1)
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