CVE-2014-8823 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X Yosemite V10.10.2 AND Security Update 2015-001
Timeline
PublishedJan 30
Latest updateMay 17

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 vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:C/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-mv2c-r963-884j: The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2014-8823: OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001↗
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