SB2014070102 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple MAC OS X 



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

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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.