Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Apache resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Apache. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0231. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Rainer Jung as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0231 since 12/02/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Apache versions prior to 2.4.10 and 2.2.29, including one that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. These issues were addressed by updating Apache to versions 2.4.10 and 2.2.29

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78331 (Amazon Linux AMI : httpd (ALAS-2014-388)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185106 (HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX03337)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.3 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 Tenable (78331), SecurityFocus (BID 68742†), Secunia (SA60536†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56860†). The entries VDB-6090, VDB-6092, VDB-9602 and VDB-67180 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 78331
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : httpd (ALAS-2014-388)
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OpenVAS ID: 702989
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2989-1 (apache2 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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12/02/2013 🔍
07/18/2014 +227 days 🔍
07/20/2014 +2 days 🔍
10/12/2014 +83 days 🔍
04/08/2015 +178 days 🔍
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04/10/2015 +2 days 🔍
07/20/2015 +100 days 🔍
03/01/2016 +226 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +2395 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Rainer Jung
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74707

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SecurityFocus: 68742 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2014-0231 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 60536
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 56860 - [cpujan2015-1972971] Apache HTTP Server, Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Secure Global Desktop Remote DoS, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 09/22/2022 15:28
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (83), 08/24/2018 09:23 (6), 09/22/2022 15:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:27C:103

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