CVE-2014-4390 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Bluetooth in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 does not properly validate API calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

Published: 2014-09-19

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4317	Bluetooth in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 does not properly validate API calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00744.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96052

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2014-09-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:12:35.619Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4390

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-19T10:55:03.547

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4390

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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