Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via an application that provides crafted key-mapping properties.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Mac OS X IOKit Keyboard Driver Root Privilege Escalation
exploit/osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX - IOKit Keyboard Driver Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) EDB-35440 · local · Dec 2, 2014 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
- 1030866 vdb-entry
- 69947 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
- APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-2 vendor-advisory
- 69882 vdb-entry
- appleios-cve20144404-bo(96111) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
- APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-1 vendor-advisory