CVE-2014-4418

high

Description

IOKit in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 does not properly validate IODataQueue object metadata, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via an application that provides crafted values in unspecified metadata fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4388.

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96092

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-09-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High