SB2014091905 - Input validation error in Apple MAC OS X
Published: September 19, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014091905
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4376)
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an application that provides crafted API arguments.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.