Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 iBooks Commerce information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component iBooks Commerce. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1317. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component iBooks Commerce. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
iBooks Commerce in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 places Apple ID credentials in the iBooks log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
The weakness was disclosed 06/30/2014 by Steve Dunham as HT6296 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1317 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76317 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 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 122214 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.4 Not Installed (HT6281, HT203015)).
Upgrading to version 10.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94147), Tenable (76317), Secunia (SA59475†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030505†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45214†). Additional details are provided at archives.neohapsis.com. The entries VDB-66948, VDB-66949, VDB-66950 and VDB-66951 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 76317
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.4
Timeline
01/08/2014 🔍06/30/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT6296
Researcher: Steve Dunham
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66967
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X-Force: 94147 - Apple Mac OS X iBooks Commerce information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 65270
Secunia: 59475 - Apple OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030505 - Apple OS X Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45214 - Apple MacOS X <10.9.4 Local Security Bypass in iBooks Commerce, Low
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/04/2014 10:25Updated: 02/08/2022 09:19
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:25 (49), 06/01/2017 04:37 (35), 02/08/2022 09:19 (4)
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