VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8611

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-09-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The __sflush function in fflush.c in stdio in libc in FreeBSD 10.1 and the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 mishandles failures of the write system call, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted application.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references