10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-4486
Apple IOAcceleratorFamily Resource List Vulnerability
Description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not properly handle resource lists and IOService userclient types, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4486 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-4486.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204246 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-4486 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4486 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    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://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://support.apple.com/HT204245 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204246 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204246 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/HT204244 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-4486 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-4486 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.35 }} -0.41%

score

0.86294

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability