Apple Mac OS X 10.10 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.10. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8836. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Bluetooth driver in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (arbitrary-size bzero of kernel memory) via a crafted app.

The weakness was shared 01/21/2015 by Google Security Research with Google as 136 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8836 since 11/14/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81087 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. 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)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100219), Exploit-DB (35849), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72262†) and OSVDB (117247†). packetstormsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-67996, VDB-68077, VDB-68314 and VDB-68576 are related to this item. 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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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 81087
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities -02 Mar15
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10/23/2014 🔍
11/14/2014 +22 days 🔍
01/20/2015 +67 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 136
Researcher: Google Security Research
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68819
X-Force: 100219 - Apple Mac OS X IOKit IntelAccelerator denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72262 - Apple Mac OS X IOKit IntelAccelerator NULL Pointer Dereference Local Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 117247
SecurityTracker: 1031626 - Apple OS X Memory Corruption Flaw in IOKit IOBluetoothDevice Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/25/2015 23:31
Updated: 06/24/2024 14:55
Changes: 01/25/2015 23:31 (64), 07/16/2017 13:32 (22), 03/05/2022 21:04 (2), 06/24/2024 14:55 (15)
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