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CVE-2014-1315

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-04-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Format string vulnerability in CoreServicesUIAgent in Apple OS X 10.9.x through 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a URL.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Format string vulnerability in CoreServicesUIAgent in OS X 10.9.x through 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject format string specifiers via a URL, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service through memory corruption.

MitigationApply Apple's security update for CVE-2014-1315 to patch the CoreServicesUIAgent vulnerability in affected OS X 10.9.x installations.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:= 10.9= 10.9.1= 10.9.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed OS X version
    Run 'sw_vers' or go to Apple menu > About This Mac to view the exact OS X version number
    Affected if The version displays as 10.9, 10.9.1, or 10.9.2 specifically - these are the only affected versions listed in the CVE
  2. Verify CoreServicesUIAgent binary exists
    Check for the presence of /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreServicesUIAgent.app or run 'ls /System/Library/CoreServices/' and look for CoreServicesUIAgent
    Affected if The binary exists on the system, which is required for the vulnerability to be present
  3. Confirm no security update applied
    Check System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General for recent security updates, or run 'system_profiler SPInstallHistoryDataType' to view installed updates
    Affected if No Apple security update for CVE-2014-1315 has been installed - the system remains on the vulnerable 10.9.x baseline version

A user is affected if their system is running exactly OS X 10.9, 10.9.1, or 10.9.2 and has not applied the corresponding security update that patches this CoreServicesUIAgent format string vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Apple's security update for CVE-2014-1315 to patch the CoreServicesUIAgent vulnerability in affected OS X 10.9.x installations.

Fix this in Mac Os X Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,440
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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