Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 FireWire Driver null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component FireWire Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The FireWire driver in IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 06/30/2015 by Emil Kvarnhammar with Zero Day Initiative as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3707 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.

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 (104209), Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75493†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50897†).

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.4

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204942
Researcher: Emil Kvarnhammar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3707 (🔍)
X-Force: 104209 - Apple Mac OS X FireWire driver code execution
SecurityFocus: 75493 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032760 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50897 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.3 Remote Code Execution in IOFireWireFamily - CVE-2015-3707, Critical

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

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Created: 07/02/2015 10:59 AM
Updated: 05/22/2022 08:50 PM
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:59 AM (73), 07/02/2017 08:47 PM (10), 05/22/2022 08:50 PM (3)
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