CVE-2014-4404
Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run OS X, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Aug 10, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OS X | Apple | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2014-4404 scored CVSS 7.8: Apple OS X, Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched OS X systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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