Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 CoreSymbolication data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreSymbolication. Performing a manipulation results in data processing. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-8817. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component CoreSymbolication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-19. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2015 by Ian Beer (PanguTeam) with Google Project Zero as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8817 since 11/14/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple type confusion issues existed in coresymbolicationd's handling of XPC messages. These issues were addressed through improved type checking.

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 (100496), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48323†). Further details are available at us-cert.gov. The entries VDB-67996, VDB-68077, VDB-68314 and VDB-68576 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Status: Unproven

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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: Ian Beer (PanguTeam)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68877
X-Force: 100496 - Apple Mac OS X XPC privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48323 - Apple MAC OS X Remote Code Execution in CoreSymbolication, Critical

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

Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 03/07/2022 09:12
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (76), 06/19/2017 07:56 (9), 03/07/2022 09:09 (4), 03/07/2022 09:12 (1)
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