Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 bootp information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component bootp. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3778. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component bootp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

bootp in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about MAC addresses seen in previous Wi-Fi sessions by sniffing an 802.11 network for DNAv4 broadcast traffic.

The weakness was published 08/11/2015 by Security Team (Cererdlong) with Alibaba Mobile Security Team as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-3778 since 05/07/2015. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90315 (Apple TV < 7.2.1 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 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.5 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 (90315), SecurityFocus (BID 76337†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56744†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77102, VDB-77103, VDB-77104 and VDB-77105. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 90315
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Researcher: Security Team (Cererdlong)
Organization: Alibaba Mobile Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77180
SecurityFocus: 76337 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033276
Vulnerability Center: 56744 - Apple iOS <8.4.1 Remote Information Disclosure of Previously Accessed Networks, Medium

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

Created: 08/14/2015 14:33
Updated: 02/02/2025 21:30
Changes: 08/14/2015 14:33 (60), 08/23/2018 08:26 (19), 02/02/2025 21:30 (17)
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