6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4483
Apple FontParser Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in FontParser in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font file in a PDF document.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 30, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4483 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204244
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204245
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204246
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204244 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204245 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204246 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204246 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.41 }} -0.36%

score

0.78711

percentile

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