Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to uninitialized resource. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4371. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published 10/16/2014 by Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs) with Google Security Team as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4371 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple uninitialized memory issues existed in the network statistics interface, which led to the disclosure of kernel memory content.

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 123193 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4)).

Upgrading to version 10.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed through additional memory initialization.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96100), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67368, VDB-67370, VDB-67371 and VDB-67372. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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06/20/2014 🔍
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10/16/2014 +28 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Researcher: Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68015

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X-Force: 96100
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

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

Created: 10/17/2014 10:22
Updated: 12/15/2024 23:56
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (58), 07/06/2017 08:10 (19), 02/23/2022 11:53 (3), 02/23/2022 12:00 (1), 12/15/2024 23:56 (16)
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