Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 libnetcore denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component libnetcore. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-1118. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component libnetcore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted configuration profile.

The weakness was shared 04/08/2015 by Zhaofeng Chen, Hui Xue, Yulong Zhang and Tao Wei (lokihardt@ASRT) with FireEye as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1118 since 01/16/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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-52571†). The entries VDB-74026, VDB-74028, VDB-74029 and VDB-74030 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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: Zhaofeng Chen, Hui Xue, Yulong Zhang, Tao Wei (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: FireEye
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74739
SecurityFocus: 73981 - Apple TV/Mac OS X/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 52571 - Apple MacOS X <10.10.3 Local DoS via a Crafted Configuration Profile - CVE-2015-1118, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 04/10/2015 10:22
Updated: 12/01/2024 14:10
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (67), 12/16/2017 07:15 (18), 05/03/2022 12:33 (3), 09/22/2022 15:59 (1), 12/01/2024 14:10 (16)
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