Is CVE-2014-4404 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4404 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4404?

CVE-2014-4404 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2014-4404?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-4404.

Fix CVE-2014-4404 - HIGH apple iphone os

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-4404?

4 products: apple iphone os, apple mac os x, apple mac os x, apple tvos.

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 9/18/2014
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2014-4404

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