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CVE-2014-1261

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1261 is an integer signedness error in Apple's CoreText component, affecting OS X versions prior to 10.9.2. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted Unicode font. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0259 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / kb/HT6150
Vendor Advisory