Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-6984 - Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apple mac OS X

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
apple
CWE-284
nessus

Summary

libarchive in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts an unspecified symlink attack.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
93

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2015-007.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.9.5 or 10.10.5 that is missing Security Update 2015-004 or 2015-007. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - Accelerate Framework - apache_mod_php - ATS - Audio - CFNetwork - CoreGraphics - CoreText - EFI - FontParser - Grand Central Dispatch - ImageIO - IOAcceleratorFamily - Kernel - libarchive - MCX Application Restrictions - OpenGL Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86829
    published2015-11-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86829
    titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2015-004 / 2015-007)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(86829);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:36");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2015-0235",
        "CVE-2015-0273",
        "CVE-2015-4860",
        "CVE-2015-5924",
        "CVE-2015-5925",
        "CVE-2015-5926",
        "CVE-2015-5927",
        "CVE-2015-5932",
        "CVE-2015-5933",
        "CVE-2015-5934",
        "CVE-2015-5935",
        "CVE-2015-5936",
        "CVE-2015-5937",
        "CVE-2015-5938",
        "CVE-2015-5939",
        "CVE-2015-5940",
        "CVE-2015-5942",
        "CVE-2015-5944",
        "CVE-2015-6834",
        "CVE-2015-6835",
        "CVE-2015-6836",
        "CVE-2015-6837",
        "CVE-2015-6838",
        "CVE-2015-6975",
        "CVE-2015-6976",
        "CVE-2015-6977",
        "CVE-2015-6978",
        "CVE-2015-6984",
        "CVE-2015-6985",
        "CVE-2015-6989",
        "CVE-2015-6991",
        "CVE-2015-6992",
        "CVE-2015-6993",
        "CVE-2015-6996",
        "CVE-2015-7009",
        "CVE-2015-7010",
        "CVE-2015-7016",
        "CVE-2015-7018",
        "CVE-2015-7023",
        "CVE-2015-7035"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        69477,
        72325,
        72701,
        74971,
        76317,
        76644,
        76649,
        76733,
        76734,
        76738,
        77162,
        77263,
        77265,
        77266,
        77270
      );
      script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4");
    
      script_name(english:"Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2015-004 / 2015-007)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of Security Update 2015-004 and 2015-007.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes multiple
    security vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.9.5 or 10.10.5
    that is missing Security Update 2015-004 or 2015-007. It is,
    therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following
    components :
    
      - Accelerate Framework
      - apache_mod_php
      - ATS
      - Audio
      - CFNetwork
      - CoreGraphics
      - CoreText
      - EFI
      - FontParser
      - Grand Central Dispatch
      - ImageIO
      - IOAcceleratorFamily
      - Kernel
      - libarchive
      - MCX Application Restrictions
      - OpenGL
    
    Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can
    result in arbitrary code execution.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205375");
      # https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c7e01da3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Install Security Update 2015-004 / 2015-007 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:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Exim GHOST (glibc gethostbyname) Buffer Overflow');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/10/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/10/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/11/10");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      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) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/MacOSX/packages/boms");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    # Compare 2 patch numbers to determine if patch requirements are satisfied.
    # Return true if this patch or a later patch is applied
    # Return false otherwise
    function check_patch(year, number)
    {
      local_var p_split = split(patch, sep:"-");
      local_var p_year  = int( p_split[0]);
      local_var p_num   = int( p_split[1]);
    
      if (year >  p_year) return TRUE;
      else if (year <  p_year) return FALSE;
      else if (number >=  p_num) return TRUE;
      else return FALSE;
    }
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    # Advisory states that update 2015-004 is available for 10.10.5 and update 2015-007 is available for 10.9.5
    os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
    if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
    if (!ereg(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.(9|10)\.5([^0-9]|$)", string:os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.9.5 or Mac OS X 10.10.5");
    
    if ("10.9.5" >< os) patch = "2015-007";
    else if ("10.10.5" >< os) patch = "2015-004";
    
    packages = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/packages/boms", exit_code:1);
    sec_boms_report = egrep(pattern:"^com\.apple\.pkg\.update\.security\..*bom$", string:packages);
    sec_boms = split(sec_boms_report, sep:'\n');
    
    foreach package (sec_boms)
    {
      # Grab patch year and number
      match = eregmatch(pattern:"[^0-9](20[0-9][0-9])[-.]([0-9]{3})[^0-9]", string:package);
      if (empty_or_null(match[1]) || empty_or_null(match[2]))
        continue;
    
      patch_found = check_patch(year:int(match[1]), number:int(match[2]));
      if (patch_found) exit(0, "The host has Security Update " + patch + " or later installed and is therefore not affected.");
    }
    
    report =  '\n  Missing security update : ' + patch;
    report += '\n  Installed security BOMs : ';
    if (sec_boms_report) report += str_replace(find:'\n', replace:'\n                            ', string:sec_boms_report);
    else report += 'n/a';
    report += '\n';
    
    security_report_v4(port:0, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:report);
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_10_11_1.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is 10.9.5 or later but prior to 10.11.1 It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - Accelerate Framework (CVE-2015-5940) - apache_mod_php (CVE-2015-0235, CVE-2015-0273, CVE-2015-6834, CVE-2015-6835, CVE-2015-6836, CVE-2015-6837, CVE-2015-6838) - ATS (CVE-2015-6985) - Audio (CVE-2015-5933, CVE-2015-5934, CVE-2015-7003) - Bom (CVE-2015-7006) - CFNetwork (CVE-2015-7023) - configd (CVE-2015-7015) - CoreGraphics (CVE-2015-5925, CVE-2015-5926) - CoreText (CVE-2015-5944, CVE-2015-6975, CVE-2015-6992, CVE-2015-7017) - Directory Utility (CVE-2015-6980) - Disk Images (CVE-2015-6995) - EFI (CVE-2015-7035) - File Bookmark (CVE-2015-6987) - FontParser (CVE-2015-5927, CVE-2015-5942, CVE-2015-6976, CVE-2015-6977, CVE-2015-6978, CVE-2015-6990, CVE-2015-6991, CVE-2015-6993, CVE-2015-7008, CVE-2015-7009, CVE-2015-7010, CVE-2015-7018) - Grand Central Dispatch (CVE-2015-6989) - Graphics Drivers (CVE-2015-7019, CVE-2015-7020, CVE-2015-7021) - ImageIO (CVE-2015-5935, CVE-2015-5936, CVE-2015-5937, CVE-2015-5938, CVE-2015-5939) - IOAcceleratorFamily (CVE-2015-6996) - IOHIDFamily (CVE-2015-6974) - Kernel (CVE-2015-5932, CVE-2015-6988, CVE-2015-6994) - libarchive (CVE-2015-6984) - MCX Application Restrictions (CVE-2015-7016) - Net-SNMP (CVE-2014-3565, CVE-2012-6151) - OpenGL (CVE-2015-5924) - OpenSSH (CVE-2015-6563) - Sandbox (CVE-2015-5945) - Script Editor (CVE-2015-7007) - Security (CVE-2015-6983, CVE-2015-7024) - SecurityAgent (CVE-2015-5943) Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86654
    published2015-10-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86654
    titleMac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities