SB2014042314 - Information disclosure in Apple MAC OS X
Published: April 23, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014042314
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1322)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The kernel in Apple OS X through 10.9.2 places a kernel pointer into an XNU object data structure accessible from user space, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by reading an unspecified attribute of the object.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.