Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 Audio memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Audio. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5934. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Audio. 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. CVE summarizes:

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted audio file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5933.

The weakness was shared 10/21/2015 with Apple as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5934 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the handling of audio files. These issues were 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 and running in the context c. 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), SecurityFocus (BID 64048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53808†). The entries VDB-11686, VDB-68857, VDB-74877 and VDB-74936 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78784
SecurityFocus: 64048
Vulnerability Center: 53808 - Apple MacOS X Remote Code Execution via a Malicious Audio File - CVE-2015-5934, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 10/22/2015 11:24
Updated: 06/26/2018 09:04
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:24 (64), 06/26/2018 09:04 (13)
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