Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.1 IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7112. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/08/2015 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT205637 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7112 since 09/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2024). The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in IOHIDFamily API. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87321 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2015-005 / 2015-008)), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124389 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.2 and Security Update 2015-008 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.2 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 (87321) and SecurityFocus (BID 78719†). The entries VDB-78550, VDB-78551, VDB-79541 and VDB-79545 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 87321
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2015-005 / 2015-008)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205637
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79559
SecurityFocus: 78719
SecurityTracker: 1034344

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 12/09/2015 14:04
Updated: 12/17/2024 12:31
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:04 (42), 04/28/2018 23:50 (23), 06/29/2022 13:34 (3), 06/29/2022 13:39 (1), 11/12/2024 07:45 (22), 12/17/2024 12:31 (2)
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