The __sflush function in fflush.c in stdio in libc in FreeBSD 10.1 and the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 mishandles failures of the write system call, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted application.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-09-18T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.241Z

Reserved: 2014-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8611

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2015-09-18T10:59:00.083

Modified: 2016-04-06T12:40:30.873

Link: CVE-2014-8611

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