CVE-2014-1255 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1255?

CVE-2014-1255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 27 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not properly validate calls to the free function, which allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism via crafted Mach messages.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1255?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1255?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-1255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6wq8-mcx2-r8xx.