Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-4434

Description

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted filename on an HFS filesystem.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.9.5
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT6535nvdVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70618nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97633nvd

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