Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 Sandbox input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Sandbox. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5945. There is no exploit available. You should 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. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Sandbox subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving NVRAM parameters.

The weakness was shared 10/21/2015 with Apple as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5945 since 08/06/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An input validation issue existed when handling NVRAM parameters. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

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 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 64048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53814†). The entries VDB-11686, VDB-77709, VDB-78724 and VDB-78725 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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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-2015-5945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78829
SecurityFocus: 64048
Vulnerability Center: 53814 - Apple MacOS X 10.11 Local Code Execution due to an Issue in NVRAM Parameters - CVE-2015-5945, High

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

Created: 10/22/2015 11:25
Updated: 11/21/2024 02:41
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:25 (62), 06/26/2018 09:04 (13), 11/21/2024 02:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:89E:103

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