CVE-2014-4402

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-4402
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-19 10:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionAn unspecified IOAcceleratorFamily function in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 lacks proper bounds checking on read operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Issue 33 - google-security-research - OS X IOKit kernel code execution due to lack of bounds checking in IOAccelDisplayPipeTransaction2::set_plane_gamma_table - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4402 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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