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CVE-2014-8611

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Published: Sep 18, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Apple
2 products
Iphone Os
Mac Os X
Freebsd
1 product
Freebsd
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Iphone Os
Up to 8.4.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Freebsd
Version 10.1
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
Up to 10.10.5

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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