CVE-2014-1381 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted Thunderbolt API calls in macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-1381?

CVE-2014-1381 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Thunderbolt in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict IOThunderBoltController API calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted call.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1381?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1381?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1381 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-2014-1381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f8j3-vx9j-4mf2.

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