CVE-2014-1256 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1256?

CVE-2014-1256 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

Buffer overflow in Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism via crafted Mach messages.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1256?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-1256 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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