Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 IOKit input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4388. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/16/2014 by Felipe Andres Manzano (PanguTeam) with Binamuse VRT as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4388 since 06/20/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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.. 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 10.10 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 (96093), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46174†). See VDB-67237, VDB-67368, VDB-67370 and VDB-67371 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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: 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-2014-4388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68013

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X-Force: 96093
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: 46174 - Apple iOS <8, Apple TV <7 and MacOS X Remote Code Execution due to Validation Issue of IQDataQueue Objects - CVE-2014-4388, Critical

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

Created: 10/17/2014 10:22
Updated: 12/22/2024 16:25
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (84), 06/06/2017 08:36 (7), 02/23/2022 11:24 (4), 02/23/2022 11:31 (1), 12/22/2024 16:25 (16)
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