Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2014-8823
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.39%
Original Filing — NVD 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.