Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 ATS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ATS. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6985. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component ATS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web page.

The weakness was released 10/21/2015 by John Villamil with Yahoo Pentest Team as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6985 since 09/16/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in ATS. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 124172 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.1 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 (86654) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53771†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68857, VDB-74877, VDB-74936 and VDB-77709. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205375
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Yahoo Pentest Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78781
SecurityFocus: 64048
Vulnerability Center: 53771 - Apple MacOS X Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption in ATS, Medium

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

Created: 10/22/2015 11:23
Updated: 06/24/2022 10:14
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:23 (68), 02/15/2018 11:12 (6), 06/24/2022 10:14 (4)
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