High severity · published Sep 18, 2014
CVE-2014-4404
Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
48.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.9% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Feb 10, 2022
Federal remediation dueAug 10, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 8.0 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.10.0; 10.10.1 before 10.10.3 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4404
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT204659
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
vendor-advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
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