Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Hypervisor input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Hypervisor. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-1138. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Hypervisor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Hypervisor in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 04/08/2015 by Izik Eidus and Alex Fishman (lokihardt@ASRT) with Google Project Zero as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1138. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82699 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)), 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 123515 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2)).

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 (82699), SecurityFocus (BID 73982†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49450†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69184, VDB-74699, VDB-74700 and VDB-74701. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 82699
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: Izik Eidus, Alex Fishman (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74720
SecurityFocus: 73982 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032048 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 49450 - Apple MacOS X Local DoS due to an Input Validation Issue in Hypervisor Framework - CVE-2015-1138, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 11/30/2024 23:17
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (73), 06/25/2017 08:35 (12), 05/03/2022 10:42 (3), 05/03/2022 10:48 (1), 09/22/2022 15:51 (1), 11/30/2024 23:17 (16)
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