Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 QuickLook Microsoft Office Document memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component QuickLook. This manipulation as part of Microsoft Office Document causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1260. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component QuickLook. The manipulation as part of a Microsoft Office Document 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:

QuickLook in Apple OS X through 10.8.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Microsoft Office document.

The weakness was released 02/25/2014 by Felix Groebert with Google Security Team as HT6150 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1260 since 01/08/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72688 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2014-001) (BEAST)), 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 121815 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91408), Tenable (72688), SecurityFocus (BID 65777†), Secunia (SA54960†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43690†). Additional details are provided at grahamcluley.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10922, VDB-10897, VDB-12418 and VDB-12419. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72688
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2014-001) (BEAST)
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6150
Researcher: Felix Groebert
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12421

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X-Force: 91408 - Apple Mac OS X Microsoft Office file code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65777 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54960 - Apple OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43690 - Apple OS X 10.8.5 before 10.9 Remote Code Execution or DoS in QuickLook via Crafted Office Doc, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 02/28/2014 09:40
Updated: 04/12/2025 16:42
Changes: 02/28/2014 09:40 (84), 05/23/2017 09:07 (2), 06/09/2021 22:16 (3), 12/27/2024 17:05 (16), 04/12/2025 16:42 (1)
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