Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Apache resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Apache. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-3523. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 04/08/2015 by Jeff Trawick as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3523 since 05/14/2014. 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:

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 76622 (Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86171 (HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBMU03380)).

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 X-Force (94673), Tenable (76622), SecurityFocus (BID 68747†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56861†). See VDB-6090, VDB-6092, VDB-9602 and VDB-67180 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 76622
Nessus Name: Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801284
OpenVAS Name: Apache HTTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities May15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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05/14/2014 🔍
07/15/2014 +62 days 🔍
07/20/2014 +5 days 🔍
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04/08/2015 +261 days 🔍
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07/20/2015 +100 days 🔍
03/01/2016 +226 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +2395 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Jeff Trawick
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74708

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X-Force: 94673
SecurityFocus: 68747 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2014-3523 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 56861 - Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 - 2.4.9 Remote DoS in WinNT MPM, 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 (70), 08/24/2018 09:23 (17), 05/03/2022 09:40 (2), 05/03/2022 09:45 (1), 09/22/2022 15:28 (1)
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