Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2014-4399
Published: September 19, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41327
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4399
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An unspecified integrated graphics driver routine in the Intel Graphics Driver subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 does not properly validate calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4394, CVE-2014-4395, CVE-2014-4396, CVE-2014-4397, CVE-2014-4398, CVE-2014-4400, CVE-2014-4401, and CVE-2014-4416.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4399
Install update from vendor's website.