| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IOHIDFamily. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4487. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. 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. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
The weakness was published 01/27/2015 by Felipe Andres Manzano (PanguTeam) with TaiG Jailbreak Team as HT204245 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4487 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/15/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow existed in IOHIDFamily. This issue was addressed through improved size validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81145 (Apple TV < 7.0.3 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 123193 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4)).
Upgrading to version 8.1.3 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 Tenable (81145), SecurityFocus (BID 72327†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48336†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-67778, VDB-68077, VDB-68232 and VDB-68339. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 81145
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 8.1.3
Timeline
06/20/2014 🔍01/27/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT204245
Researcher: Felipe Andres Manzano (PanguTeam)
Organization: TaiG Jailbreak Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68930
SecurityFocus: 72327 - Multiple Apple Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031652
Vulnerability Center: 48336 - Apple iOS before 8.1.3 Remote Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow in IOHIDFamily - CVE-2014-4487, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 01/29/2015 15:41Updated: 12/15/2024 21:40
Changes: 01/29/2015 15:41 (64), 06/19/2017 08:00 (13), 03/07/2022 17:49 (3), 03/07/2022 17:57 (1), 12/15/2024 21:40 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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