Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-4437
LaunchServices in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via an application that specifies a crafted handler for the Content-Type field of an object.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97631 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70627 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4437?
- CVE-2014-4437 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-10-18.
- Is CVE-2014-4437 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.