Privilege escalation in Apple Boot Camp



| Updated: 2021-05-18
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-1253
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apple Boot Camp
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU53325

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1253

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the AppleMNT.sys driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apple Boot Camp: 1.0 beta - 5.0.5033

CPE2.3 External links

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Feb/47
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6126


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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