Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via an application that provides crafted key-mapping properties.
Published 2014-09-18 10:55:10
Updated 2019-03-08 16:06:31
Source Apple Inc.
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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

CVE-2014-4404 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:
Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CISA required action:
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CISA description:
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.
Added on 2022-02-10 Action due date 2022-08-10

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4404

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.64%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 77 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2014-4404

  • Mac OS X IOKit Keyboard Driver Root Privilege Escalation
    Disclosure Date: 2014-09-24
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root
    A heap overflow in IOHIKeyboardMapper::parseKeyMapping allows kernel memory corruption in Mac OS X before 10.10. By abusing a bug in the IORegistry, kernel pointers can also be leaked, allowing a full kASLR bypass. Tested on Mavericks 10.9.5, and should work on prev

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-4404

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
9.3
HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-4404

References for CVE-2014-4404

Products affected by CVE-2014-4404

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