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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered 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 IOHIDFamily. Such manipulation leads to data processing. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8822. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a kernel context or cause a denial of service (write to kernel memory) via a crafted app that calls an unspecified user-client method.

The weakness was presented 01/27/2015 by Vitaliy Toropov (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-2014-8822 since 11/14/2014. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A bounds checking issue existed in a user client vended by the IOHIDFamily driver which allowed a malicious application to overwrite arbitrary portions of the kernel address space. The issue is addressed by removing the vulnerable user client method.

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 (100513), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48341†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. See VDB-68077, VDB-68314, VDB-68576 and VDB-68814 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: Partially
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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: Vitaliy Toropov (PanguTeam)
Organization: Digital Operatives LLC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8822 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8822
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68888
X-Force: 100513 - Apple Mac OS X IOHIDFamily privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48341 - Apple MAC OS X Remote Code Execution in User Client Vended by IOHIDFamily Driver, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 12/15/2024 23:30
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (74), 06/19/2017 08:01 (10), 03/07/2022 10:19 (3), 03/07/2022 10:24 (1), 12/15/2024 23:30 (17)
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