Apple Mac OS X CVE-2015-1066 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:73001

Info

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2015-1066 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 73001
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2015-1066
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 09 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2015 12:00AM
Credit: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.10.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2015-1066 IOAcceleratorFamily Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability due to an off-by-one memory error.

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.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2015-1066 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].

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