Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.3 Thunderbolt Command command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Thunderbolt Command Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-3678. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Thunderbolt Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

AppleThunderboltEDMService in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified Thunderbolt commands.

The weakness was disclosed 06/30/2015 by Emil Kvarnhammar with Zero Day Initiative as HT204942 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3678 since 05/07/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

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 (104179), Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75493†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50820†). The entries VDB-75568, VDB-76185, VDB-76186 and VDB-76187 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204942
Researcher: Emil Kvarnhammar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76192
X-Force: 104179 - Apple Mac OS X Thunderbolt commands code execution
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: 50820 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.3 Local Code Execution in AppleThunderboltEDMService, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2015 10:33
Updated: 05/22/2022 15:17
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:33 (76), 07/02/2017 12:10 (9), 05/22/2022 15:17 (3)
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