Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 CoreGraphics memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-4378. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component CoreGraphics. 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. CVE summarizes:

CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2014 by Felipe Andres Manzano (evad3rs) with Binamuse VRT as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4378 since 06/20/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/16/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122690 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 Not Installed (HT6443)).

Upgrading to version 8 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 (96079), Tenable (77822) and SecurityFocus (BID 69882†). The entries VDB-67237, VDB-67368, VDB-67370 and VDB-67371 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Felipe Andres Manzano (evad3rs)
Organization: Binamuse VRT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67572

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X-Force: 96079
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/16/2022 08:57
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (62), 07/05/2017 08:53 (11), 02/16/2022 08:57 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:E57:103

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