Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 AppleGraphicsControl Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5768. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.

The weakness was published 08/11/2015 by Maxime Villard with Google Security Team as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5768 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.5 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 SecurityFocus (BID 76340†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52029†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77174, VDB-77176, VDB-77177 and VDB-77178. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77175
SecurityFocus: 76340 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033276 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 52029 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.4 Remote Information Disclosure in AppleGraphicsControl - CVE-2015-5768, Medium

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

Created: 08/14/2015 02:33 PM
Updated: 02/03/2025 04:28 AM
Changes: 08/14/2015 02:33 PM (62), 10/15/2017 11:32 AM (19), 02/03/2025 04:28 AM (18)
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