Apple Boot Camp prior 5.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Boot Camp. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1253. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Boot Camp and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

AppleMNT.sys in Apple Boot Camp 5 before 5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed header in a Portable Executable (PE) file.

The weakness was shared 02/14/2014 by MJ0011 as HT6126 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1253 since 01/08/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72602 (Apple Boot Camp Support Software < 5.1 AppleMNT.sys Driver PE Header Memory Corruption), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91070), Tenable (72602), SecurityFocus (BID 65522†), OSVDB (103267†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43399†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 72602
Nessus Name: Apple Boot Camp Support Software < 5.1 AppleMNT.sys Driver PE Header Memory Corruption
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Boot Camp 5.0

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01/08/2014 🔍
02/12/2014 +35 days 🔍
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02/20/2014 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6126
Researcher: MJ0011
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66379
X-Force: 91070
SecurityFocus: 65522 - Apple Boot Camp 'AppleMNT.sys' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103267
Vulnerability Center: 43399 - Apple Boot Camp 5 Local DoS Vulnerability via a Header in an Executable (PE) File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/01/2022 15:02
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (61), 05/22/2017 09:01 (6), 02/01/2022 15:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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