Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2015-1140

 

Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2015-1140

Published: April 10, 2015 / Updated: July 22, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31768
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1140
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-1140

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources