CVE-2014-4402 describes a critical vulnerability in an unspecified IOAcceleratorFamily function within Apple OS X before version 10.9.5. This flaw, due to a lack of proper bounds checking on read operations, allows a crafted application to execute arbitrary code with privileged access. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a network-adjacent attacker with medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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