CVE-2014-4379
HighSummary
An unspecified IOHIDFamily function in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 lacks proper bounds checking, allowing attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
Risk Assessment
The lack of proper bounds checking may lead to serious security vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to access kernel pointers and potentially take control of the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to protect against attacks exploiting this flaw.
Other vulnerabilities in IOHIDFamily
See all- CVE-2016-4650High
Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and tvOS before 9.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2016-4626High
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-1825High
IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2016-1824High
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2015-6974High
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2015-5866High
IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2015-5867High
IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before version 9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2015-5774High
Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-1140High
Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-1095High
The vulnerability in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.3, OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HID device.
Original NVD description (English source)
An unspecified IOHIDFamily function in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 lacks proper bounds checking to prevent reading of kernel pointers, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.