Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4461. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 and Apple TV before 7.0.2 does not properly validate IOSharedDataQueue object metadata, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

The weakness was published 01/27/2015 by PanguTeam with @PanguTeam as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4461 since 06/20/2014. 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 validation issue existed in the handling of certain metadata fields of IOSharedDataQueue objects. This issue was addressed through relocation of the metadata.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79360 (Apple TV < 7.0.2 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 (98774), Tenable (79360), SecurityFocus (BID 71136†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48347†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-68223, VDB-68224, VDB-68225 and VDB-68226. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 79360
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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06/20/2014 🔍
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01/27/2015 +70 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: PanguTeam
Organization: @PanguTeam
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68900
X-Force: 98774
SecurityFocus: 71136 - Apple iOS and TV CVE-2014-4461 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031231
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48347 - Apple iOS Prior to 8.1.1 Local Code Execution via a Crafted Application - CVE-2014-4461, High

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 (69), 06/19/2017 08:03 (6), 03/07/2022 12:59 (3), 03/07/2022 13:06 (1), 12/16/2024 02:36 (16)
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