Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 App Sandbox free input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. The impacted element is the function free of the component App Sandbox. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-1255. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function free of the component App Sandbox. 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:

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not properly validate calls to the free function, which allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism via crafted Mach messages.

The weakness was presented 02/26/2014 by Meder Kydyraliev with Google Security Team as HT6150 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1255 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72687), SecurityFocus (BID 65777†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43661†). See VDB-10324, VDB-10922, VDB-10909 and VDB-10897 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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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-2014-1255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66458

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SecurityFocus: 65777 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 43661 - Apple Mac OS X 10.9-10.9.1 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via Crafted Mach Messages, High

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

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 04/12/2025 16:42
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (69), 05/23/2017 08:49 (6), 02/03/2022 06:51 (3), 04/12/2025 16:42 (15)
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