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medium 4.7

CVE-2014-4442 json

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a message to a system control socket.

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-4369

cvss
4.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a message to a system control socket.

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.