Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 xml external entity reference

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.1$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4374. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

NSXMLParser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2014 by George Gal (evad3rs) with VSR as HT6443 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4374 since 06/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77748 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.5 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 122690 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 Not Installed (HT6443)).

Upgrading to version 10.9.5 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 (96077), Tenable (77748), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46157†). The entries VDB-67237, VDB-67579, VDB-67593 and VDB-67592 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Support

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 77748
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.5

Timelineinfo

06/20/2014 🔍
09/17/2014 +89 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/18/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/23/2014 +5 days 🔍
02/20/2022 +2707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6443
Researcher: George Gal (evad3rs)
Organization: VSR
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-4374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67637

IAVM: 🔍

X-Force: 96077
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46157 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices Remote Information Disclosure due to NSXMLParser Improper XML Handling - CVE-2014-4374, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2014 13:06
Updated: 02/20/2022 14:46
Changes: 09/23/2014 13:06 (61), 06/06/2017 08:32 (16), 02/20/2022 14:43 (3), 02/20/2022 14:46 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!