Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-4483 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, mac OS X and Tvos
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Buffer overflow in FontParser in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font file in a PDF document.
Vulnerable Configurations
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 family Misc. NASL id APPLETV_7_0_3.NASL description According to its banner, the remote Apple TV device is a version prior to 7.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple memory corruption issues exist, related to the included version of WebKit, that allow application crashes or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-3192, CVE-2014-4459, CVE-2014-4466, CVE-2014-4468, CVE-2014-4469, CVE-2014-4470, CVE-2014-4471, CVE-2014-4472, CVE-2014-4473, CVE-2014-4474, CVE-2014-4475, CVE-2014-4476, CVE-2014-4477, CVE-2014-4479) - A state management issue exists due to improperly handling overlapping segments in Mach-O executable files. A local user can exploit this issue to execute unsigned code. (CVE-2014-4455) - A security bypass issue exists due to improper validation of SVG files loaded in an IMG element. An attacker can load a CSS of cross-origin resulting in information disclosure. (CVE-2014-4465) - An issue exists due to the symbolic linking performed by the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 81145 published 2015-02-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81145 title Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_SECUPD2015-001.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.8 or 10.9 that does not have Security Update 2015-001 applied. This update contains several security-related fixes for the following components : - AFP Server - Bluetooth - CoreGraphics - CoreSymbolication - FontParser - Foundation - Intel Graphics Driver - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - LaunchServices - libnetcore - LoginWindow - lukemftp - OpenSSL - Sandbox - SceneKit - Security - security_taskgate - Spotlight - sysmond Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 81088 published 2015-01-29 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81088 title Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-001) (POODLE) NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_10_10_2.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.10.x that is prior to version 10.10.2. This update contains several security-related fixes for the following components : - bash - Bluetooth - CFNetwork Cache - CommerceKit Framework - CoreGraphics - CoreSymbolication - CPU Software - FontParser - Foundation - Intel Graphics Driver - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOHIDFamily - IOKit - IOUSBFamily - Kernel - LaunchServices - libnetcore - LoginWindow - lukemftp - OpenSSL - Safari - SceneKit - Security - security_taskgate - Spotlight - SpotlightIndex - sysmond - UserAccountUpdater Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 81087 published 2015-01-29 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81087 title Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245
- http://support.apple.com/HT204246
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650