The IntelAccelerator driver in the IOAcceleratorFamily subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device restart) via a crafted application.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-09-18T10:55:09.233
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | ≤ 7.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.0.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | 7.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | ≤ 6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | tvos | 6.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | ≤ 10.9.5 | Yes |
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