Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 link following

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.9$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4372. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

syslogd in the syslog subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.

The weakness was shared 09/17/2014 by Tielei Wang and YeongJin Jang (evad3rs) with Georgia Tech Information Security Center as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4372 since 06/20/2014. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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..

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 (96082), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46189†). The entries VDB-13148, VDB-66956, VDB-66959 and VDB-67368 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: iOS 8

Timelineinfo

06/20/2014 🔍
09/17/2014 +89 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/18/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2014 +4 days 🔍
02/20/2022 +2708 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Tielei Wang, YeongJin Jang (evad3rs)
Organization: Georgia Tech Information Security Center
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-4372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67604

IAVM: 🔍

X-Force: 96082
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46189 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV <7 Local Security Bypass - CVE-2014-4372, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/20/2022 09:59
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (70), 06/06/2017 08:38 (6), 02/20/2022 09:56 (3), 02/20/2022 09:59 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!