Name: CVE-2014-8611: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-8611, CWE-119, CVSS 8.4, EPSS 0.00488

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apple Ios	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iOS	Sep 23, 2015	Sep 18, 2015
Apple Osx Libc	—	Upgrade macOS to the latest version	Apr 5, 2017	Sep 18, 2015
Freebsd	—	Upgrade FreeBSD	Dec 10, 2025	Aug 11, 2016

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