CVE-2014-4436 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows attackers to cause denial of service (out-of-bounds read operation) via a crafted application.

Published: 2014-10-18

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4363	IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows attackers to cause denial of service (out-of-bounds read operation) via a crafted application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00449.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70616
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97635
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2014-10-18T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:12:35.707Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4436

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-18T01:55:13.527

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4436

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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