CVE-2014-8821

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-2014-8820.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650	vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100502	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8821?: CVE-2014-8821 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8821?: To fix CVE-2014-8821, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8821 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8821 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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