Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Kernel input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1102. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 does not properly handle TCP headers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Andrey Khudyakov and Maxim Zhuravlev with Kaspersky Lab as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1102 since 01/16/2015. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/01/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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: Andrey Khudyakov, Maxim Zhuravlev
Organization: Kaspersky Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74732
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 12:39
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (55), 04/21/2018 09:25 (19), 09/22/2022 15:50 (2), 12/01/2024 12:39 (16)
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