CVE-2014-8823 | BDVDB-2026-67759 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12015-01-30Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.