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CVE-2014-8611
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…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.49%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- FreeBSD-SA-14:27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=275665 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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