Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-1095. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HID device.

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Andrew Church (lokihardt@ASRT) with Zimperium Mobile Security Labs as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1095 since 01/16/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A malicious HID device may be able to cause arbitrary code execution

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit 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 82712 (Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. 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 (82712), SecurityFocus (BID 73981†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49525†). The entries VDB-74026, VDB-74028, VDB-74029 and VDB-74030 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 82712
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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: Andrew Church (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: Zimperium Mobile Security Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1095 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1095
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74722
SecurityFocus: 73981 - Apple TV/Mac OS X/iOS 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: 49525 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.2 Local Code Execution in IOHIDFamily API - CVE-2015-1095, High

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

Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 11/30/2024 23:17
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (74), 06/25/2017 08:48 (13), 05/03/2022 10:59 (3), 09/22/2022 15:49 (1), 11/30/2024 23:17 (16)
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