Apple Boot Camp Support Software < 5.1 AppleMNT.sys Driver PE Header Memory Corruption

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72602

Synopsis

The remote host has a driver affected by a local memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The version of Apple Boot Camp Support Software installed on the remote host is a version prior to 5.1. As such, the AppleMNT.sys driver included in it reportedly has a bounds checking issue that can be triggered when parsing a Portable Executable (PE) file with a malformed header. A local attacker may be able to leverage this to corrupt kernel memory resulting in a system crash or arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Boot Camp Support Software 5.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204524

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531045/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72602

File Name: apple_boot_camp_drivers_5_1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/20/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1253

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:boot_camp

Required KB Items: SMB/Boot_Camp/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1253

BID: 65522

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2014-02-11-1