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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2014-4404Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: apple · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2014-4404ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 9.3CWE-787

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.

Published: 18 Sept 2014•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 05:39 AM IST•Source identifier: product-security@apple.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added10 Feb 2022
Due10 Aug 2022
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.3HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
48.9%0.489
Percentile99th
Weakness type
CWE-787
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

3 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • apple iphone os · < 8.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple mac os x · < 10.10.0; >= 10.10.1 < 10.10.3 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple tvos · < 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
10 Feb 2022
Required action due
10 Aug 2022
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
product-security@apple.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-02-10nvd.nist.govSource recordexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comSource recordsupport.apple.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2014-4404
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2014-4404
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2014-4404"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.