CVE-2014-4459

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Published 2014-11-18 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204949

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6596

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/HT204246

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/HT204245

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00006.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00001.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Dec/msg00000.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected10.10.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
applesafari{"startIncluding":"6.0","endExcluding":"6.2.1"}6.2.1
appleitunes{"endExcluding":"12.2"}12.2

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.