CVE-2014-1255 describes a vulnerability in Apple Type Services (ATS) within Apple OS X prior to version 10.9.2. This flaw allows attackers to bypass the App Sandbox protection mechanism by sending specially crafted Mach messages, due to improper validation of free function calls. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, indicating potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. It can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.