Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2014-8611
The __sflush function in fflush.c in stdio in libc in FreeBSD 10.1 and the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 mishandles failures of the write system call, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.005 (39.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple Mac OS X
- FreeBSD — versions 10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:27.stdio.asc (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205212 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- svnweb.freebsd.org/base
- support.apple.com/HT205267 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8611?
- CVE-2014-8611 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-09-18.
- Is CVE-2014-8611 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.