Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 lukemftp command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component lukemftp. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-8517. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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). Affected is an unknown part of the component lukemftp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2015 by Jared Mcneill as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8517 since 10/28/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202. The advisory points out:

A command injection issue existed in the handling of HTTP redirects. This issue was addressed through improved validation of special characters.

A public exploit has been developed by dash and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79105 (openSUSE Security Update : tnftp (openSUSE-SU-2014:1383-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122970 (Fedora Security Update for tnftp (FEDORA-2014-1411)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17004.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98335), Exploit-DB (35427), Tenable (79105), SecurityFocus (BID 70792†) and Secunia (SA62028†). Further details are available at us-cert.gov. The entries VDB-68077, VDB-68576, VDB-68814 and VDB-68815 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: dash
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Nessus ID: 79105
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : tnftp (openSUSE-SU-2014:1383-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 867259
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for tnftp FEDORA-2014-14113
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MetaSploit ID: tnftp_savefile.rb
MetaSploit Name: TFTP File Server
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2
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10/26/2014 🔍
10/28/2014 +2 days 🔍
11/04/2014 +7 days 🔍
11/11/2014 +7 days 🔍
11/17/2014 +6 days 🔍
12/02/2014 +15 days 🔍
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01/27/2015 +56 days 🔍
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01/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: Jared Mcneill
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68904
X-Force: 98335
SecurityFocus: 70792 - tnftp CVE-2014-8517 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 62028 - NetBSD ftp "fetch_url()" Command Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48338 - tnftp Remote Command Execution via Http Redirects - CVE-2014-8517, High

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

Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 12/09/2024 03:53
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (73), 06/19/2017 08:00 (26), 03/07/2022 13:48 (3), 03/07/2022 13:53 (1), 07/07/2024 07:15 (15), 12/09/2024 03:53 (4)
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