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



Published: 2014-07-01 | Updated: 2020-08-10
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-1372
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		macOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU41513

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1372

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.8.0 - 10.9.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59475
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=18


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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