Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5 CoreGraphics resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CoreGraphics. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-8816. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CoreGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

The weakness was released 01/27/2015 by Mike Myers (PanguTeam) with Digital Operatives LLC as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8816 since 11/14/2014. 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 advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of PDF files. The issue was addressed through improved bounds checking. This issue does not affect OS X Yosemite systems.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81088 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-001) (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 (100495), Tenable (81088), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48324†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability 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: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81088
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-001) (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: Mike Myers (PanguTeam)
Organization: Digital Operatives LLC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68876
X-Force: 100495 - Apple Mac OS X PDF file code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48324 - Apple MAC OS X Remote Code Execution via a Maliciously Crafted PDF File, Medium

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

Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 03/07/2022 09:04
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (77), 06/19/2017 07:56 (9), 03/07/2022 09:02 (3), 03/07/2022 09:04 (1)
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