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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component configd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS client library in configd in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted app that sends a spoofed configd response to a client.
The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2015 with PanguTeam as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7015 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
A heap based buffer overflow issue existed in the DNS client library. A malicious application with the ability to spoof responses from the local configd service may have been able to cause arbitrary code execution in DNS clients.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124172 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).
Upgrading to version 10.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86654). The entries 68857, 74877, 74936 and 77709 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1
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Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205375
Organization: PanguTeam
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7015 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
Vulnerability Center: 53815 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in DNS Clients via Configd, Medium
SecurityFocus: 64048
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 11:24Updated: 06/24/2022 10:57
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:24 (67), 02/15/2018 11:20 (2), 06/24/2022 10:50 (3), 06/24/2022 10:57 (2)
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