CVE-2014-1278: Apple iPhone OS

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ptmx_get_ioctl function in the ARM kernel in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and device crash) via a crafted call.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 7.0.6; version 7.0 only; version 7.0.1 only; version 7.0.2 only; version 7.0.3 only; version 7.0.4 only; …
• Apple tvOS: up to and including 6.0.2; version 6.0 only; version 6.0.1 only

Published 2014-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.