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CVE-2014-4434

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted filename on an HFS filesystem.

Published

2014-10-18T01:55:13.463

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.9.5 Yes
References