Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 FontParser Font File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FontParser. This manipulation as part of Font File causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-7010. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component FontParser. The manipulation as part of a Font File 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 weakness was published 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-2015-7010 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:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the handling of font files. These issues were addressed through improved bounds checking.

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 124182 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2015-007 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 77263†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53887†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77709, VDB-78724, VDB-78725 and VDB-78727. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205375
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Yahoo Pentest Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78805
SecurityFocus: 77263 - Apple iOS and Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033931
Vulnerability Center: 53887 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in FontParser - CVE-2015-7010, Medium

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

Created: 10/22/2015 11:24
Updated: 11/19/2024 15:27
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:24 (61), 02/17/2018 09:35 (11), 06/24/2022 14:17 (4), 06/24/2022 14:21 (1), 11/19/2024 15:27 (16)
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