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

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-02-10
EPSS: 48.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 8.0 — fixed in 8.0
macOS: before 10.10.0; from 10.10.1 before 10.10.3 — fixed in 10.10.0, 10.10.3
Apple tvOS: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 8.0; macOS 10.10.0, 10.10.3; Apple tvOS 7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96111
https://support.apple.com/HT204659
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

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