7.8High KEV

CVE-2014-4404Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

apple iphone os; apple mac os x; apple tvos Published: 2014-09-18 13:00 (12 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 10.02.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 10.08.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4404

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via an application that provides crafted key-mapping properties.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-787

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
apple	iphone os	< 8.0
apple	mac os x	< 10.10.0
apple	tvos	< 7.0

References and patches

https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441 Vendor Advisory
1030866 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
69947 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442 Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1 vendor-advisoryBroken Link
APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-2 vendor-advisoryBroken Link
69882 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
appleios-cve20144404-bo(96111) vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 vendor-advisoryMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-1 vendor-advisoryBroken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4404 US Government Resource

CPE matches (NVD) (4)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 10.10.0
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 10.10.1 < 10.10.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 7.0

CVSS score

7.8High

Source: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

All scores (4)

CISA-ADP	CVSS 3.1	7.8High
nvd	CVSS 3.1	7.8High
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	CVSS 3.1	7.8High
nvd	CVSS 2.0	9.3High

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

48.92%

higher than 99% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Timeline

ID reserved2014-06-20
Published2014-09-18 13:00
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:34
Added to KEV2022-02-10
Last updated2026-06-17 03:09

Assigned by (CNA): apple
NVD status: Analyzed

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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