VDB-68005 · CVE-2014-4432 · HT6535

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 fdesetup cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component fdesetup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/16/2014 as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4432 since 06/20/2014. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue. The advisory points out:

The fdesetup command may provide misleading status for the state of encryption on disk

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78550 (Mac OS X < 10.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE) (Shellshock)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 10.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed through improved status reporting.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (97637), Tenable (78550), SecurityFocus (BID 70632†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46706†). Similar entries are available at VDB-10344, VDB-67593, VDB-67592 and VDB-67590.

Productinfo

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Operating System

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Apple

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Mac OS X

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commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 78550
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE) (Shellshock)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4432 (🔍)
X-Force: 97637
SecurityFocus: 70632 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4432 'fdesetup' Command Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031063 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46706 - Apple OS X <10.10 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2014-4432, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2014 10:22 AM
Updated: 02/23/2022 10:36 AM
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 AM (67), 06/09/2017 07:26 AM (11), 02/23/2022 10:31 AM (3), 02/23/2022 10:36 AM (2)
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