Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2014-4380
The IOHIDFamily kernel extension in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 lacks proper bounds checking on write operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the kernel's context via a crafted application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Iphone OS — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT204659 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96110 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69942 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)