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CVE-2015-1140

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• macOS: before 10.10.3 — fixed in 10.10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.10.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048
• https://support.apple.com/HT204659
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048
• https://support.apple.com/HT204659

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