FKIE_CVE-2015-7020

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-10-23 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:31
Severity
Summary
The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7019.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205375Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT205375Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:31:46.387",
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