Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4421. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2015 by Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs) with Google Security Team as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4421 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple uninitialized memory issues existed in the network statistics interface, which led to the disclosure of kernel memory content. This issue was addressed through additional memory initialization.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. 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 (96103), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46180†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. The entries VDB-67368, VDB-67370, VDB-67371 and VDB-67372 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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06/20/2014 🔍
09/17/2014 +89 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: Fermin J. Serna (evad3rs)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68897

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X-Force: 96103
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 46180 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV <7 and OS X <10.10.2 Local Information Disclosure in Network Statistics Interface - CVE-2014-4421, Low

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

Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 12/16/2024 02:36
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (71), 06/06/2017 08:37 (7), 03/07/2022 12:21 (4), 03/07/2022 12:29 (1), 12/16/2024 02:36 (16)
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