Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4416 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:69898

Info

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4416 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 69898
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-4416
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 17 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 17 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X 10.9.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.9.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.9.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.9
Not Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4416 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds check user-supplied input.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the system privileges. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial-of-service condition.

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Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4416 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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