Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 IOHIDFamily Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-1096. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on 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 attackers to obtain sensitive information about kernel memory via a crafted app.

The weakness was shared 04/08/2015 by Ilja van Sprundel with IOActive as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1096 since 01/16/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

A local user may be able to determine kernel memory layout

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. and running in the context r. 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 73176†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†). The entries VDB-74026, VDB-74028, VDB-74029 and VDB-74030 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 82712
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: IOActive
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74724
SecurityFocus: 73176
SecurityTracker: 1032048

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

Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 12/01/2024 03:36
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (57), 04/21/2018 09:24 (15), 09/22/2022 15:49 (2), 12/01/2024 03:36 (16)
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