Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 libxml2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component libxml2. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6685. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component libxml2. 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 weakness was published 08/11/2015 by Ilja van Sprundel with Google Project Zero as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6685 since 01/04/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83864 (Debian DLA-229-1 : libnokogiri-ruby security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. 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 (83864), SecurityFocus (BID 76343†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56800†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7837, VDB-11563, VDB-12088 and VDB-12510. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 83864
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-229-1 : libnokogiri-ruby security update
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5

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05/28/2015 +143 days 🔍
08/11/2015 +75 days 🔍
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02/24/2016 +194 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-6685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77220
SecurityFocus: 76343 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033276
Vulnerability Center: 56800 - Apple iOS <8.4.1 Remote DoS due to Vulnerability in libxml2 - CVE-2012-6685, High

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

Created: 08/14/2015 14:33
Updated: 06/12/2022 08:25
Changes: 08/14/2015 14:33 (63), 08/24/2018 08:59 (8), 06/12/2022 08:21 (2), 06/12/2022 08:25 (18)
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