PT-2015-3760 · Apple · Os X

Published 2015-01-30 · Updated 2015-11-30 · CVE-2014-4497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OS X versions prior to 10.10

Description The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the Bluetooth implementation, specifically in IOBluetoothFamily. This error allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service by writing to kernel memory. The attack can be initiated via a crafted app.

Recommendations For OS X versions prior to 10.10, update to version 10.10 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-4497

Affected Products

Os X

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4497 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/HT204244 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031650 · Note