Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.4 App Sandbox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.4. This affects an unknown function of the component App Sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-1256. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component App Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism via crafted Mach messages.

The weakness was shared 02/26/2014 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-2014-1256 since 01/08/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 10.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72687), SecurityFocus (BID 65777†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43691†). The entries VDB-10324, VDB-10922, VDB-10909 and VDB-10897 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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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 10.7.5

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02/25/2014 +48 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +370 days 🔍
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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-2014-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66459

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SecurityFocus: 65777 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 43691 - Apple OS X before 10.9.2 Remote Security Bypass in ATS via Crafted Mach Message, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 04/12/2025 16:42
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (68), 05/23/2017 09:08 (6), 02/03/2022 07:03 (3), 04/12/2025 16:42 (15)
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