Advisory Details

July 1st, 2015

Apple OS X NTFS Compression Block Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-15-288
ZDI-CAN-2815

CVE ID CVE-2015-3711
CVSS SCORE 4.9, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS OS X
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple OS X. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of NTFS file systems. The issue lies in the handling of compressed blocks. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to leak the sensitive contents of physical memory.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2015-03-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2015-07-01 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Peter Rutenbar
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