Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 Memory Rowhammer 7pk security

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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. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Memory Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Rowhammer). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/30/2015 by Corey Kallenberg (xeno) with Two Sigma Investments as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3693 since 05/07/2015. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.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 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 (104194), Exploit-DB (36311), Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75495†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1032755†). The entries VDB-75568, VDB-76185, VDB-76186 and VDB-76187 are pretty similar.

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Name: Rowhammer
Class: 7pk security / Rowhammer
CWE: CWE-254
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Access: Public
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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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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204942
Researcher: Corey Kallenberg (xeno)
Organization: Two Sigma Investments
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3693 (🔍)
X-Force: 104194 - Apple Mac OS X Rowhammer privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 75495 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032755 - Apple OS X DRAM "Rowhammer" Memory Bit Flipping Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50874 - Apple MacOS X 10.8.5, 10.9.5 and 10.10 through 10.10.3 Remote Privileges Escalation due to Memory Corruption- CVE-2015-3693, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 07/02/2015 10:56 AM
Updated: 12/05/2024 12:23 PM
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:56 AM (74), 07/02/2017 12:25 PM (10), 05/22/2022 06:01 PM (3), 05/22/2022 06:09 PM (1), 11/24/2024 11:05 PM (16), 12/05/2024 12:23 PM (11)
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