CVE-2014-4459
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple OS X before 10.10.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted page objects in an HTML document.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.58%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 91
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62503
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245
- http://support.apple.com/HT204246
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71144
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031230
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98784
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204949
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62503
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245
- http://support.apple.com/HT204246
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71144
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031230
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98784
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204949
Raw JSON (NVD)
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