PT-2014-8317 · Apple · Os X

Vitaliy Toropov · Published 2014-10-05 · Updated 2014-10-10 · CVE-2014-7861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the IOHIDSecurePromptClient function, which does not properly validate pointer values. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, via a crafted web site.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7861

Affected Products

Os X

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7861 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70249 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-346 · Note