CVE-2014-1278

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The ptmx_get_ioctl function in the ARM kernel in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and device crash) via a crafted call.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 7.0.6; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5
Apple tvOS: through 6.0.2; 6.0, 6.0.1

References

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163

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