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CVE-2014-4388

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4388 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple iOS (before version 8) and Apple TV (before version 7) where the IOKit framework fails to properly validate IODataQueue object metadata. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context by providing malformed metadata through a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/96093
support.apple.com / kb/HT6535
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT6441
support.apple.com / kb/HT6442
support.apple.com / kb/HT6443
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/69882
securityfocus.com / bid/69948
securitytracker.com / id/1030866