SB2014070102 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple MAC OS X
Published: July 1, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014070102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1372)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Graphics Driver in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict read operations during processing of an unspecified system call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.