VDB-67649 · CVE-2014-4402 · HT6443

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 IOAcceleratorFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4402. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unspecified IOAcceleratorFamily function in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 lacks proper bounds checking on read operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

The weakness was shared 09/17/2014 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT6443 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4402 since 06/20/2014. 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 (96063), Tenable (77748), SecurityFocus (BID 69925†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46203†). The entries VDB-67237, VDB-67579, VDB-67586 and VDB-67585 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77748
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-05 October-15
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9.5

Timelineinfo

06/20/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6443
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67649

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X-Force: 96063
SecurityFocus: 69925 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4402 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030868
Vulnerability Center: 46203 - Apple MacOS X 10.8.5 and 10.9 before 10.9.5 Remote Code Execution in Intel Graphics Driver - CVE-2014-4402, Critical

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

Created: 09/23/2014 13:06
Updated: 12/22/2024 15:07
Changes: 09/23/2014 13:06 (70), 06/06/2017 08:41 (9), 02/20/2022 16:37 (3), 02/20/2022 16:45 (1), 12/22/2024 15:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:462:103

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