Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4/10.9.5 SimpleDispatchWL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4/10.9.5. Affected is the function IOBluetoothHCIUserClient::SimpleDispatchWL. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4/10.9.5 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function IOBluetoothHCIUserClient::SimpleDispatchWL. 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 weakness was released 11/03/2014 by Roberto Paleari as File 128942 as confirmed exploit (Packetstorm). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by rpaleari/joystick in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98485), Exploit-DB (35153) and SecurityFocus (BID 70894†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: rpaleari/joystick
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11/06/2014 +3 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +973 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: File 128942
Researcher: Roberto Paleari
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68111
X-Force: 98485 - Apple Mac OS X IOBluetoothHCIController privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70894 - Apple Mac OS X IOBluetoothHCIController Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2014 12:15
Updated: 07/06/2017 08:13
Changes: 11/06/2014 12:15 (46), 07/06/2017 08:13 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:B39:103

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