CVE-2014-8822
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0
Description
IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a kernel context or cause a denial of service (write to kernel memory) via a crafted app that calls an unspecified user-client method.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/HT204244
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100513
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100513
CWEs
CWE-19
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.