CVE-2014-1303
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Liang Chen during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Liang Chen during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 34.78% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 21 April 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 34.8% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0135.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0136.html
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444157530139136000
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0135.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0136.html
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444157530139136000
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.