Apple Mac OS X 10.9/10.9.1 Finder ACL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9/10.9.1. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Finder. Performing a manipulation results in access control (ACL). This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1264. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9/10.9.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Finder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (ACL). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Finder in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not ensure ACL integrity after the viewing of file ACL information, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances via standard filesystem operations on a file with a damaged ACL.

The weakness was presented 02/25/2014 by Meder Kydyraliev with Google Security Team as HT6150 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1264 since 01/08/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72687 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.2 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 121815 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.9.2 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 (91410), Tenable (72687), SecurityFocus (BID 65777†), Secunia (SA54960†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43646†). Further details are available at grahamcluley.com. See VDB-10324, VDB-10922, VDB-10909 and VDB-10897 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: ACL
Class: Access control / ACL
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 72687
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6150
Researcher: Meder Kydyraliev
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12423

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X-Force: 91410 - Apple Mac OS X Finder unauthorized access, 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: 43646 - Apple Mac OS X 10.9-10.9.1 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability Related to Finder, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2014 09:40
Updated: 04/12/2025 17:05
Changes: 02/28/2014 09:40 (83), 05/23/2017 08:46 (4), 06/09/2021 22:38 (3), 04/12/2025 17:05 (15)
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