VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-8823
CVSS score4.7 NONE
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-01-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Description
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first argument.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking
- product-security@apple.com — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- product-security@apple.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108