CVE-2014-4459

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-4459
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-18 11:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple OS X before 10.10.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted page objects in an HTML document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of iOS 8.1.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iTunes 12.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
WebKit CVE-2014-4459 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-2 iOS 8.1.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of Safari 8.0.1, Safari 7.1.1, and Safari 6.2.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-1 Apple TV 7.0.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Apple TV 7.0.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2014-12-2-1 Safari 8.0.1, Safari 7.1.1, and Safari 6.2.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2014-11-17-2 OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Apple OS X Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-6 iTunes 12.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA62503 - Apple OS X Weaknesses and WebKit Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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