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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
The weakness was shared 10/21/2015 as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6974 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2022). The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue existed in the kernel. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
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.
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 77709, 78724, 78725 and 78727 are related to this item.
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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6974 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
Vulnerability Center: 53916 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in IOHIDFamily, Critical
SecurityFocus: 64048
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 11:25Updated: 06/24/2022 15:53
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:25 (64), 02/19/2018 09:21 (2), 06/24/2022 15:48 (2), 06/24/2022 15:53 (2)
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