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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514 |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2015-01-30 03:59
Updated : 2017-09-07 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2014-8823
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8823
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x