CVE-2014-4487 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Published: 2015-01-30

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4414	Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02421.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
http://support.apple.com/HT204246
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-01-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:25.980Z

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

Link: CVE-2014-4487

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-30T11:59:18.377

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

Link: CVE-2014-4487

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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