Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Kernel privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-1101. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The weakness was published 04/08/2015 by lokihardt@ASRT as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1101 since 01/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/01/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 days. During that time 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. 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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-74026, VDB-74028, VDB-74029 and VDB-74030. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 82712
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 862752
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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01/16/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204659
Researcher: lokihardt@ASRT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74735
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 (68), 03/28/2019 10:28 (9), 09/22/2022 15:50 (2), 12/01/2024 12:39 (16)
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