Vulnerability CVE-2014-1255

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-1255 (CCN-94065)

Assigned:

2014-02-25

Published:

2014-02-25

Updated:

2014-02-27

Summary:

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not properly validate calls to the free function, which allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism via crafted Mach messages.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-20

Vulnerability Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-1255

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-cve20141255-sec-bypass(94065)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.9.1)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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