SB2014091903 - Information disclosure in Apple MAC OS X 



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

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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.