Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 Font File memory corruption

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A vulnerability was 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 issue is some unknown processing of the component Font File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

FontParser 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 a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3719.

The weakness was presented 06/30/2015 as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-3694 since 05/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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.

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 (104195) and Tenable (84488). See 75568, 76185, 76186 and 76187 for similar entries.

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

Local: No
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Status: Unproven

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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3694 (🔍)
X-Force: 104195 - Apple Mac OS X code execution
SecurityTracker: 1032760 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50860 - Apple iOS <8.4 Remote Code Execution or DoS in FontParser - CVE-2015-3694, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75491

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 07/02/2015 10:56
Updated: 05/22/2022 18:16
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:56 (73), 07/02/2017 12:16 (5), 05/22/2022 18:16 (3)
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