Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 IOKit uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOKit. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4407. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component IOKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IOKit in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 does not properly initialize kernel memory, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-content information via an application that makes crafted IOKit function calls.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2014 by Felipe Andres Manzano (PanguTeam) with Binamuse VRT as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4407 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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 10.10 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 (96078), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46172†). The entries VDB-67368, VDB-67370, VDB-67371 and VDB-67372 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Researcher: Felipe Andres Manzano (PanguTeam)
Organization: Binamuse VRT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68012

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X-Force: 96078
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031063 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46172 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV <7 and OS X <10.10 Remote File System Read due to Improper Handling of IOKit Functions - CVE-2014-4407, Medium

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

Created: 10/17/2014 10:22
Updated: 02/23/2022 11:17
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (84), 06/06/2017 08:35 (8), 02/23/2022 11:17 (4)
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