CVE-2014-4485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Published: 2015-01-30

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4412	Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02977.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
http://support.apple.com/HT204246
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-01-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:25.941Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4485

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-30T11:59:16.500

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4485

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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