CVE-2014-8820 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit the Intel Graphics Driver in macOS to escalate privileges, requiring an OS update to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-8820?

CVE-2014-8820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Intel Graphics Driver in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8819 and CVE-2014-8821.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8820?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8j9r-95xw-w386.

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