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CVE-2014-4442

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a message to a system control socket.

Published

2014-10-18T01:55:13.840

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

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

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70624 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97632 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70624 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97632 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)