Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2014-4496
The mach_port_kobject interface in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not properly restrict kernel-address and heap-permutation information, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT204245 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204246 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72334 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT204413 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)