VDB-74725 · CVE-2014-4404 · HT204659

Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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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. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via an application that provides crafted key-mapping properties.

The weakness was published 04/08/2015 by Ian Beer (evad3rs) with Google Project Zero as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4404 since 06/20/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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.. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 02/10/2022 with a due date of 08/10/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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 X-Force (96111), Tenable (77822) and Exploit-DB (35440). Similar entries are available at 67368, 67370, 67371 and 67372.

Productinfo

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Operating System

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Apple

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MacOS X

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commercial

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end of life

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: iokit_keyboard_root.rb
MetaSploit Name: Mac OS X IOKit Keyboard Driver Root Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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06/20/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Ian Beer (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4404 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96111
SecurityTracker: 1032048 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 46166 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV <7 and OS X <10.10.3 Remote Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow in IOHIDFamily - CVE-2014-4404, Critical
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.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 09/22/2022 15:50
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (80), 06/06/2017 08:34 (13), 05/03/2022 11:09 (3), 09/22/2022 15:50 (1)
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