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CVE-2014-4403

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-09-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging predictability of the location of the CPU Global Descriptor Table.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2, 10.9.3, 10.9.4

References

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69910
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030868
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96064
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69910
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030868
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96064

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