Vulnerability CVE-2014-4442

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-4442 (CCN-97632)

Assigned:

2014-10-16

Published:

2014-10-16

Updated:

2017-08-29

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Complete

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-20

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.9.5)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable