CVE-2014-8823

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.7 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
appleCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 20%
VendorProductVersion
applemac_os_x
𝑥
≤ 10.10.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21
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/100514
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21
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/100514