CVE-2014-8823
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8823- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8823- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8653 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8653- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv2c-r963-884j No score
The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mv2c-r963-884j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8823 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Apple Mac Os X, published January 30, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=21
securitytracker.com/id/1031650
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100514
support.apple.com/HT204244
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8823
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv2c-r963-884j