Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 IOAcceleratorFamily denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4373. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The IntelAccelerator driver in the IOAcceleratorFamily subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device restart) via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 09/17/2014 by Felipe Andres Manzano (cunzhang) with Adlab of Venustech as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4373 since 06/20/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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..

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 (96108), Tenable (77822) and SecurityFocus (BID 69882†). See VDB-67368, VDB-67370, VDB-67371 and VDB-67372 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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 (cunzhang)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4373 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4373
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67578

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X-Force: 96108
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: 02/20/2022 07:16
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (52), 07/05/2017 08:52 (19), 02/20/2022 06:58 (3), 02/20/2022 07:09 (11), 02/20/2022 07:16 (1)
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