Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/17/2014 with Apple as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4413 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/20/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122691 (Apple Safari 6.2 / 7.1 Not Installed (HT6440)).

Upgrading to version 8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96033) and Tenable (77822). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 67368, 67370, 67371 and 67372.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4413 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96033
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46692 - Apple Safari, Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV Remote DoS and Code Execution in Webkit - CVE-2014-4413, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69974 - WebKit CVE-2014-4413 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 61306 - Apple Safari Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/20/2022 12:06
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (73), 06/09/2017 07:17 (7), 02/20/2022 11:59 (4), 02/20/2022 12:06 (1)
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