Apple Mac OS X 'IOHIDSecurePromptClient' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:70249

Info

Apple Mac OS X 'IOHIDSecurePromptClient' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70249
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2014-7861
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 02 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:01PM
Credit: Vitaliy Toropov
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X 'IOHIDSecurePromptClient' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability.

A remote attacker can leverage this issue to crash the system, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X 'IOHIDSecurePromptClient' Remote Denial of Service 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].

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X 'IOHIDSecurePromptClient' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

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