Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 Thunderbolt access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Thunderbolt. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1381. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Thunderbolt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. 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:

Thunderbolt in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict IOThunderBoltController API calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted call.

The weakness was published 06/30/2014 by winocm with Zero Day Initiative as HT6296 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1381 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 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 (94155), Tenable (76317), SecurityFocus (BID 68272†), Secunia (SA59475†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030505†). Further details are available at archives.neohapsis.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-66948, VDB-66949, VDB-66950 and VDB-66951. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6296
Researcher: winocm
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1381 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66975

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X-Force: 94155 - Apple Mac OS X Thunderbolt privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 68272 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.9.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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: 45196 - Apple MacOS X 10.9 - 10.9.3 Remote Code Execution in Copyfile, Critical

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

Created: 07/04/2014 10:29
Updated: 12/20/2024 13:52
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:29 (84), 06/01/2017 04:35 (3), 02/08/2022 09:42 (3), 12/20/2024 13:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:661:103

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