Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-4402
An unspecified IOAcceleratorFamily function in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 lacks proper bounds checking on read operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030868 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69925 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96063 (vdb-entry)