VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8823
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.