Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 User Authentication access control
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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component User Authentication. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-3672. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component User Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly handle authentication errors, which allows local users to obtain admin privileges via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was released 06/30/2015 by Emil Kvarnhammar with Zero Day Initiative as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3672 since 05/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84488 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST) (Logjam)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123680 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.4 and Security Update 2015-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-2)).
Upgrading to version 10.10.4 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 X-Force (104173), Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75493†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50801†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-75568, VDB-76185, VDB-76187 and VDB-76188. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 84488
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST) (Logjam)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 July15
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.4
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT204942
Researcher: Emil Kvarnhammar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76186
X-Force: 104173 - Apple Mac OS X user authentication privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 75493 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032760 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50801 - Apple MacOS X 10.9.5 and 10.10 through 10.10.3 Local Privilege Escalation in the Admin Framework - CVE-2015-3672, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/02/2015 10:32Updated: 05/22/2022 14:53
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:32 (76), 07/02/2017 12:08 (9), 05/22/2022 14:53 (3)
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