CVE-2014-4376 describes a critical vulnerability in the IOKit component of Apple OS X before version 10.9.5, specifically within the IOAcceleratorFamily. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service by providing malformed API arguments from an application. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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