Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5 SceneKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SceneKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8829. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component SceneKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SceneKit in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted app.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2015 by Jose Duart (PanguTeam) 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-2014-8829 since 11/14/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple out of bounds write issues existed in SceneKit. These issues were addressed through improved bounds checking.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81088 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-001) (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 (100523), Tenable (81088), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48331†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. The entries VDB-68077, VDB-68576, VDB-68814 and VDB-68815 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81088
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-001) (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: Jose Duart (PanguTeam)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68909
X-Force: 100523 - Apple Mac OS X SceneKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48331 - Apple MacOS X 10.8.5 and 10.9.5 Remote Code Execution and DoS in SceneKit - CVE-2014-8829, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 12/16/2024 04:22
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (75), 06/19/2017 07:58 (9), 03/07/2022 14:22 (3), 03/07/2022 14:26 (1), 12/16/2024 04:22 (16)
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