Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-1357 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, mac OS X and Tvos

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
apple
CWE-119
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2014-07-01
Updated: 2019-03-08

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in launchd in Apple iOS before 7.1.2, Apple OS X before 10.9.4, and Apple TV before 6.1.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application that generates log messages.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
156

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_10_9_4.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.9.x that is prior to 10.9.4. This update contains several security-related fixes for the following components : - Certificate Trust Policy - copyfile - curl - Dock - Graphics Driver - iBooks Commerce - Intel Graphics Driver - Intel Compute - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOReporting - Keychain - launchd - Secure Transport - Thunderbolt Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues could result in arbitrary code execution.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id76317
published2014-07-01
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76317
titleMac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(76317);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:36");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2014-0015",
    "CVE-2014-1317",
    "CVE-2014-1355",
    "CVE-2014-1356",
    "CVE-2014-1357",
    "CVE-2014-1358",
    "CVE-2014-1359",
    "CVE-2014-1361",
    "CVE-2014-1370",
    "CVE-2014-1371",
    "CVE-2014-1372",
    "CVE-2014-1373",
    "CVE-2014-1375",
    "CVE-2014-1376",
    "CVE-2014-1377",
    "CVE-2014-1378",
    "CVE-2014-1379",
    "CVE-2014-1380",
    "CVE-2014-1381"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(65270, 68272, 68274);
  script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2014-06-30-2");

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Check the version of Mac OS X.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a certificate
validation weakness.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.9.x that is prior
to 10.9.4. This update contains several security-related fixes for the
following components :

  - Certificate Trust Policy
  - copyfile
  - curl
  - Dock
  - Graphics Driver
  - iBooks Commerce
  - Intel Graphics Driver
  - Intel Compute
  - IOAcceleratorFamily
  - IOReporting
  - Keychain
  - launchd
  - Secure Transport
  - Thunderbolt

Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues could
result in arbitrary code execution.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532600/30/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.9.4 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/01/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/07/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/OS");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");


os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os)
{
  os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/OS");
  if ("Mac OS X" >!< os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");

  c = get_kb_item("Host/OS/Confidence");
  if (c <= 70) exit(1, "Can't determine the host's OS with sufficient confidence.");
}
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");


match = eregmatch(pattern:"Mac OS X ([0-9]+(\.[0-9])+)", string:os);
if (isnull(match)) exit(1, "Failed to parse the Mac OS X version ('" + os + "').");

version = match[1];
if (!ereg(pattern:"^10\.9([^0-9]|$)", string:version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.9", "Mac OS X "+version);

fixed_version = "10.9.4";
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
    {
      report = '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
               '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version +
               '\n';
      security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
    }
    else security_hole(0);
    exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected as it is running Mac OS X "+version+".");

References