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[ CVE-2014-4404 · Published 18 Sep 2014 ]

Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 7.8 EPSS 49%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-02-10
  • EPSS: 49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official 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.

CISA: Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X, which affects, iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 10 Aug 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References