FKIE_CVE-2014-4404

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-09-18 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:09
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.htmlBroken Link
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.htmlBroken Link
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.htmlBroken Link
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT204659Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT204659Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4404US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple iphone_os *
apple mac_os_x *
apple mac_os_x *
apple tvos *
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