MEDIUM
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first argument
Published Jan 30, 2015
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.7 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00385
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00385
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/HT204244 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jan 30, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8823
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a