CVE-2015-1137

Public Exploit

Description

The NVIDIA graphics driver in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an unspecified IOService userclient type.

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
https://support.apple.com/HT204659	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1137?: CVE-2015-1137 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1137?: To fix CVE-2015-1137, 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-2015-1137 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-1137 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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