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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an unknown network-connectivity requirement.
The weakness was released 10/21/2015 with m00nbsd as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6988 since 09/16/2015. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
An uninitialized memory issue existed in the kernel. This issue was addressed through improved memory initialization.
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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 77709, 78724, 78725 and 78727.
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Class: Uninitialized resourceCWE: CWE-908
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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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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205375
Organization: m00nbsd
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6988 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
Vulnerability Center: 53874 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in Kernel, High
SecurityFocus: 77263
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 11:25Updated: 06/24/2022 16:10
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:25 (59), 02/17/2018 09:32 (9), 06/24/2022 16:04 (3), 06/24/2022 16:10 (1)
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