Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.3 System Stats Subsystem privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component System Stats Subsystem. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3718. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component System Stats Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

systemstatsd in the System Stats subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly interpret data types encountered in interprocess communication, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with systemstatsd privileges via a crafted app, related to a "type confusion" issue.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2015 by Emil Kvarnhammar with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3718 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 T1068.

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84488), SecurityFocus (BID 75493†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50915†). The entries VDB-75568, VDB-76185, VDB-76186 and VDB-76187 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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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05/07/2015 🔍
06/30/2015 +54 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Emil Kvarnhammar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76264
SecurityFocus: 75493 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032760
Vulnerability Center: 50915 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.3 Remote Code Execution via Malicious App, Medium

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

Created: 07/03/2015 10:33
Updated: 11/25/2024 17:19
Changes: 07/03/2015 10:33 (55), 07/03/2017 08:37 (16), 05/23/2022 08:26 (3), 05/23/2022 08:28 (1), 11/25/2024 17:19 (18)
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