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CVE-2014-4404: Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2014-4404
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X, which affects, iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: OS XRemote code executionMemory corruption
What
Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.
Who is affected
Users of Apple OS X, iOS before 8, and Apple TV before 7 are affected.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of OS X, iOS, or Apple TV.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4404

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2014-4404coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Apple OS X

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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