Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 CFURL input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component CFURL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CFURL in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple OS X before 10.10.3 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.

The weakness was released 04/08/2015 by Luigi Galli as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1088 since 01/16/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82699 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)), 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 10.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (82699). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 69184, 74699, 74700 and 74701.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 82699
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Luigi Galli
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1088 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 52466 - Apple MacOS X Remote Code Execution due to Improper URL Validation in CFURL - CVE-2015-1088, Medium
SecurityFocus: 73984 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.3 and iOS Prior to 8.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 09/22/2022 15:57
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (71), 12/03/2017 15:24 (8), 05/03/2022 10:25 (3), 09/22/2022 15:57 (1)
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