Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 Bluetooth memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8837. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Bluetooth. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth driver in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

The weakness was published 01/27/2015 by Roberto Paleari and Aristide Fattori (PanguTeam) with Emaze Networks as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8837 since 11/14/2014. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple security issues existed in the Bluetooth driver, allowing a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with system privilege. The issues were addressed through additional input validation.

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)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.2 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 (100491), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48314†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-67996, VDB-68077, VDB-68314 and VDB-68576. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 -01 Mar15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: Roberto Paleari, Aristide Fattori (PanguTeam)
Organization: Emaze Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68870
X-Force: 100491 - Apple Mac OS X Bluetooth driver privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48314 - Apple MAC OS X Remote Code Execution in Bluetooth Driver, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 03/07/2022 08:37
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (77), 06/19/2017 07:53 (9), 03/07/2022 08:36 (3), 03/07/2022 08:37 (1)
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