Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 uninitialized resource

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2014 by Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs) with Google Security Team as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4420 since 06/20/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple uninitialized memory issues existed in the network statistics interface, which led to the disclosure of kernel memory content.

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 10.10 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 additional memory initialization.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96102) and Tenable (77822). The entries 67368, 67370, 67371 and 67372 are pretty similar.

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Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10

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06/20/2014 🔍
09/17/2014 +89 days 🔍
09/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +28 days 🔍
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02/23/2022 +2686 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Researcher: Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4420 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96102
SecurityTracker: 1031063 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
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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Created: 10/17/2014 10:22
Updated: 02/23/2022 12:31
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (58), 07/06/2017 08:11 (19), 02/23/2022 12:23 (3), 02/23/2022 12:31 (1)
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