Apple Mac OS X 10.10.2 IOHIDFamily.kext IOHIDSecurePromptClient memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.10.2. This impacts the function IOHIDSecurePromptClient of the file IOHIDFamily.kext. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function IOHIDSecurePromptClient of the file IOHIDFamily.kext. 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 weakness was disclosed 03/18/2015 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/23/2015).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (101697). packetstormsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-74071 and VDB-74073 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74072
X-Force: 101697 - Apple Mac OS X IOHIDFamily.kext IOHIDSecurePromptClient buffer overflow

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

Created: 03/23/2015 09:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 09:58 (44)
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