Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4422. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/16/2014 by Tarjei Mandt (evad3rs) with Azimuth Security as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4422 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600. The advisory points out:

The random number generator used for kernel hardening measures early in the boot process was not cryptographically secure. Some of its output was inferable from user space, allowing bypass of the hardening measures.

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 advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed by using a cryptographically secure algorithm.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96096), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46182†). The entries VDB-67368, VDB-67370, VDB-67371 and VDB-67372 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt (evad3rs)
Organization: Azimuth Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68024

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X-Force: 96096
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: 46182 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices MacOS X before 10.10 and Apple TV <7 Remote Bypass Restrictions of some Kernel Hardening Measures - CVE-2014-4422, 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 13:29
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (86), 06/06/2017 08:37 (6), 02/23/2022 13:23 (4), 02/23/2022 13:29 (1)
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