CVE-2014-4402 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer4 documents3 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 21.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedSep 19
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-mw43-m623-pfrj: An unspecified IOAcceleratorFamily function in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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Project0
pwn4fun Spring 2014 - Safari - Part II - Project Zero↗2014-11-01
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Project0
More Mac OS X and iPhone sandbox escapes and kernel bugs - Project Zero↗2014-10-01
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