Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 Kernel resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The fasttrap driver in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5747 since 08/06/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 10.10.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 October-15
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5747 (🔍)
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: 52090 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.4 Local DoS the Fasttrap Driver, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76340 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 08/14/2015 14:33
Updated: 10/15/2017 11:38
Changes: 08/14/2015 14:33 (61), 10/15/2017 11:38 (19)
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