# CVE-2014-4404: Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

> CVE-2014-4404: Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2014-4404
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:36Z

- Published: 2014-09-18 10:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 48.9%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-02-10, federal due date 2022-08-10, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: OS X

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4404)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4404)
- [http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html](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/2014-09/0107.html)
- [http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html)
- [http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html](http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html)
- [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96111](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96111)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT204659](https://support.apple.com/HT204659)
- [https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535](https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535)
- [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441)
- [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69947)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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