What is the severity of CVE-2014-1378?

CVE-2014-1378 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1378?

To mitigate CVE-2014-1378, users should update to OS X versions 10.9.4 or later.

What systems are affected by CVE-2014-1378?

CVE-2014-1378 affects OS X versions 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2, and 10.9.3.

What impact does CVE-2014-1378 have on users?

CVE-2014-1378 allows local users to bypass ASLR protection, potentially exposing system vulnerabilities.

Who discovered CVE-2014-1378?

CVE-2014-1378 was reported by security researchers analyzing the IOGraphicsFamily in Apple OS X.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-1378

low

2.1

CWE

264

1/7/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-1378

First published: Tue Jul 01 2014(Updated: )

IOGraphicsFamily in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging read access to a kernel pointer in an IOKit object.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	=10.9
macOS Yosemite	=10.9.1
macOS Yosemite	=10.9.2
macOS Yosemite	=10.9.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1378?
To mitigate CVE-2014-1378, users should update to OS X versions 10.9.4 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 affects OS X versions 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2, and 10.9.3.
What impact does CVE-2014-1378 have on users?
CVE-2014-1378 allows local users to bypass ASLR protection, potentially exposing system vulnerabilities.
Who discovered CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 was reported by security researchers analyzing the IOGraphicsFamily in Apple OS X.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1378?
To mitigate CVE-2014-1378, users should update to OS X versions 10.9.4 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 affects OS X versions 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2, and 10.9.3.
What impact does CVE-2014-1378 have on users?
CVE-2014-1378 allows local users to bypass ASLR protection, potentially exposing system vulnerabilities.
Who discovered CVE-2014-1378?
CVE-2014-1378 was reported by security researchers analyzing the IOGraphicsFamily in Apple OS X.