What is the severity of CVE-2014-4417?

CVE-2014-4417 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service, affecting the stability of Safari in Apple OS X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4417?

To mitigate CVE-2014-4417, upgrade to OS X 10.10 or later, as the vulnerability is present in versions prior to 10.10.

What systems are affected by CVE-2014-4417?

CVE-2014-4417 affects Safari on Apple OS X versions up to 10.9.5.

Can CVE-2014-4417 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2014-4417 can be exploited remotely through a crafted web site triggering a SafariNotificationAgent exception.

What type of attack does CVE-2014-4417 allow?

CVE-2014-4417 allows attackers to cause a denial of service affecting Push Notifications on Safari.

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CVE-2014-4417

medium

CWE

18/10/2014

29/8/2017

CVE-2014-4417: Input Validation

First published: Sat Oct 18 2014(Updated: )

Safari in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (universal Push Notification outage) via a web site that triggers an uncaught SafariNotificationAgent exception by providing a crafted Push Notification.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iOS and macOS	<=10.9.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4417?
CVE-2014-4417 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service, affecting the stability of Safari in Apple OS X.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4417?
To mitigate CVE-2014-4417, upgrade to OS X 10.10 or later, as the vulnerability is present in versions prior to 10.10.
What systems are affected by CVE-2014-4417?
CVE-2014-4417 affects Safari on Apple OS X versions up to 10.9.5.
Can CVE-2014-4417 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2014-4417 can be exploited remotely through a crafted web site triggering a SafariNotificationAgent exception.
What type of attack does CVE-2014-4417 allow?
CVE-2014-4417 allows attackers to cause a denial of service affecting Push Notifications on Safari.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4417?
CVE-2014-4417 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service, affecting the stability of Safari in Apple OS X.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4417?
To mitigate CVE-2014-4417, upgrade to OS X 10.10 or later, as the vulnerability is present in versions prior to 10.10.
What systems are affected by CVE-2014-4417?
CVE-2014-4417 affects Safari on Apple OS X versions up to 10.9.5.
Can CVE-2014-4417 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2014-4417 can be exploited remotely through a crafted web site triggering a SafariNotificationAgent exception.
What type of attack does CVE-2014-4417 allow?
CVE-2014-4417 allows attackers to cause a denial of service affecting Push Notifications on Safari.