Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 mail_cmds os command injection

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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 functionality of the component mail_cmds. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 08/11/2015 as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7844 since 10/03/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80418 (Amazon Linux AMI : mailx (ALAS-2015-467)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350235 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for mailx: ALAS-2015-467).

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 Tenable (80418), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52103†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77174, VDB-77175, VDB-77176 and VDB-77177.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 80418
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : mailx (ALAS-2015-467)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-467
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-7844 (🔍)
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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: 52103 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.4 Local Code Execution in Mail_Cmds - CVE-2014-7844, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 08/14/2015 02:33 PM
Updated: 06/12/2022 08:45 AM
Changes: 08/14/2015 02:33 PM (58), 10/15/2017 11:39 AM (10), 06/12/2022 08:42 AM (2), 06/12/2022 08:44 AM (18), 06/12/2022 08:45 AM (1)
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