Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2014-1379
Published: July 1, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41519
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1379
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a 32-bit executable file for a crafted application.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1379
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.