Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 CoreMedia Playback DSTCPEndpoint.cpp AllocFromProxyStruct input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function DSTCPEndpoint::AllocFromProxyStruct of the file DSTCPEndpoint.cpp of the component CoreMedia Playback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CoreMedia Playback in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not properly initialize memory during the processing of text tracks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file.

The weakness was presented 06/04/2013 by Billy Suguitan and Richard Kuo (Alex) with Triemt Corporation as HT5784 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1024 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/14/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70588 (Apple iTunes < 11.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121756 (Apple iTunes Prior to 11.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT6001)).

Upgrading to version 10.8.4 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 X-Force (84783) and Tenable (70588). See 7308, 8559, 8844 and 9002 for similar entries.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 70588
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 11.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.4

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5784
Researcher: Billy Suguitan, Richard Kuo (Alex)
Organization: Triemt Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1024 (🔍)
X-Force: 84783
Vulnerability Center: 40236 - Apple MacOS X and iTunes Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Maliciously Crafted Movie File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 60329 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2013-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53684 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93926

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 06/07/2013 17:29
Updated: 05/14/2021 12:04
Changes: 06/07/2013 17:29 (80), 05/04/2017 10:26 (3), 05/14/2021 12:04 (3)
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