CVE-2014-8823

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.7/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8823: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix