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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-4398

CVE-2014-4398

Description

An unspecified integrated graphics driver routine in the Intel Graphics Driver subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 does not properly validate calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4394, CVE-2014-4395, CVE-2014-4396, CVE-2014-4397, CVE-2014-4399, CVE-2014-4400, CVE-2014-4401, and CVE-2014-4416.

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An unspecified Intel Graphics Driver routine in OS X before 10.9.5 fails to validate calls, allowing privileged arbitrary code execution via a crafted application.

Vulnerability

An unspecified integrated graphics driver routine in the Intel Graphics Driver subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.9.5 does not properly validate calls. The vulnerability affects OS X Mavericks v10.9 to v10.9.4. The issue is part of a group of similar vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-4394 to CVE-2014-4416) in the Intel Graphics Driver [1].

Exploitation

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The attacker does not need network access; local execution of the malicious application is sufficient. The routine's failure to validate calls allows the attacker to trigger the vulnerable code path [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context (kernel or driver level), leading to full compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability [1].

Mitigation

Apple released OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. The update is available via Software Update or from the Apple Support website. No workaround was provided by Apple [1].

References
  1. About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 - Apple Support

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Mac Os X6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
    Range: <10.9.5

Patches

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References

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