Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 Springboard input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Springboard. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4494. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Springboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2015 by Song Jin, Hui Xue and Tao Wei (lokihardt@ASRT) with FireEye as HT204245 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4494 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in determining when to prompt for trust when first opening an enterprise-signed application. This issue was addressed through improved code signature validation.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 72333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48290†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. The entries VDB-68881, VDB-68864, VDB-68893 and VDB-68892 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8.1.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204245
Researcher: Song Jin, Hui Xue, Tao Wei (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: FireEye
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68939
SecurityFocus: 72333 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031652
SecuriTeam: 1031652
Vulnerability Center: 48290 - Apple iOS before 8.1.3 Remote Bypass Restrictions via Enterprise-signed Applications Launched without Prompting for Trust - CVE-2014-4494, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2015 15:41
Updated: 03/07/2022 19:41
Changes: 01/29/2015 15:41 (67), 06/18/2017 09:40 (5), 03/07/2022 19:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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