SB2014091903 - Information disclosure in Apple MAC OS X
Published: September 19, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014091903
Severity
Low
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) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4403)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging predictability of the location of the CPU Global Descriptor Table.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.