PT-2014-4157 · Apple · Os X

Published 2014-07-01 · Updated 2015-12-22 · CVE-2014-1378

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.9.4

Description The issue allows local users to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) protection mechanism. This is achieved by leveraging read access to a kernel pointer in an IOKit object, specifically through the IOGraphicsFamily component.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.9.4, update to version 10.9.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-1378

Affected Products

Os X

References · 4

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1378 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030505 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296 · Note