Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 CoreAnimation use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component CoreAnimation. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1136. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CoreAnimation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in CoreAnimation in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper use of a mutex.

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Ole Andre Vadla Ravnas (lokihardt@ASRT) with Apple as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1136 since 01/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123515 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2)).

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 databases at Tenable (82699), SecurityFocus (BID 73982†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49447†). The entries VDB-69184, VDB-74699, VDB-74700 and VDB-74701 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Ole Andre Vadla Ravnas (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74717
SecurityFocus: 73982 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032048 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 49447 - Apple MacOS X Remote Code Execution due to Use-After-Free Issue in CoreAnimation - CVE-2015-1136, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2015 10:22 AM
Updated: 11/30/2024 11:04 PM
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 AM (72), 06/25/2017 08:34 AM (14), 05/03/2022 10:31 AM (3), 09/22/2022 03:50 PM (1), 11/30/2024 11:04 PM (16)
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