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10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-1379
Apple Graphics Drivers NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

Graphics Drivers in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a 32-bit executable file for a crafted application.

INFO

Published Date :

July 1, 2014, 10:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-1379 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service; the recommended solution is to update your operating system.
  • Upgrade to macOS 10.9.4 or later.
  • Install Security Update 2014-003 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-1379.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59475
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20 Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59475
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20 Exploit
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-1379 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-1379 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-1379 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-1379 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59475
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20 Exploit
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=20
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} -0.31%

score

0.63119

percentile