CVE-2014-4489
Apple IOHIDFamily Permissive Initialization of Event Queues Arbitrary Code Execution
Description
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not properly initialize event queues, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context 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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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-2014-4489.
| 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 |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 |
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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 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:a:apple:apple_tv:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *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) 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/HT204246 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204246 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/HT204244 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204244 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 Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-4489 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-2014-4489
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.46 }} -0.63%
score
0.91583
percentile