CVE-2014-4404
Published 2014-09-18 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2014-4404 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Apple OS X. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 10, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 10, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 96 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 96 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — OS X
Name: Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-02-10 · Due: 2022-08-10
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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

