Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2014-4492
libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not verify that certain values have the expected data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in an _networkd context via a crafted XPC message from a sandboxed app, as demonstrated by lack of verification of the XPC dictionary data type.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.197 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.197 · newest: 0.197 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/134393/Mac-OS-X-Networkd-XPC-Type-Confusion-Sandb…
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail (Exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/114862 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT204245 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204246 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204244 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35847 (Exploit, exploit)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4492?
- CVE-2014-4492 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-19. Published 2015-01-30.
- Is CVE-2014-4492 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.