CVE-2015-1140

high
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Description

Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048

https://support.apple.com/HT204659

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2015-04-10

Updated: 2019-01-31

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (3 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
700510Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorOperating System Detection
critical
82700Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-004) (FREAK)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
82699Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical