Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 URL Credential memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component URL Credential Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

The HTTPAuthentication implementation in CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 8.4 and OS X before 10.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted credentials in a URL.

The weakness was presented 06/30/2015 by Peter Rutenbar with Zero Day Initiative as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3684 since 05/07/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84488 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST) (Logjam)), 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 123680 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.4 and Security Update 2015-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.4 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 (104185), Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75491†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50828†). See VDB-75568, VDB-76185, VDB-76186 and VDB-76187 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84488
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST) (Logjam)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 July15
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204942
Researcher: Peter Rutenbar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3684 (🔍)
X-Force: 104185 - Apple Mac OS X code execution
SecurityFocus: 75491 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032760 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50828 - Apple iOS <8.4 Remote Code Execution in CFNetwork HTTPAuthentication, Medium

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

Created: 07/02/2015 10:34 AM
Updated: 05/22/2022 04:16 PM
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:34 AM (76), 07/02/2017 12:12 PM (9), 05/22/2022 04:16 PM (3)
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