$ cve CVE-2014-4404 JSON

CVE-2014-4404 KEV EXPLOIT

7.8

HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 48.9% (pctl 99)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-10.

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.

Scoring

CVSS	7.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS	48.92% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-787
On CISA KEV	yes — remediate by 2022-08-10
Public exploit	yes
Published	2014-09-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

CISA KEV

Name	Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Added	2022-02-10
Due	2022-08-10
Vendor / product	Apple / OS X
Ransomware use	none reported

Affected (3)

Vendor	Product
apple	iphone os
apple	mac os x
apple	tvos

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Apple Mac OSX - IOKit Keyboard Driver Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)	2014-12-02

References

→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD