Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4376 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	69906
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-4376
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

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4376 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability because it fails to properly validate 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.

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4376 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4376 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4376 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

• Apple Mac OS X Homepage (Apple)
  
• APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-3 OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 and Security Update (Apple)