CVE-2014-4461: Input Validation
First published: Tue Nov 18 2014(Updated: )
The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 and Apple TV before 7.0.2 does not properly validate IOSharedDataQueue object metadata, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone OS | <=8.1 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | =8.0 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | =8.0.1 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | =8.0.2 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | <=10.10.1 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.8.5 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.9.5 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.10.0 | |
| Apple tvOS | <=7.0.1 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.0 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.0.1 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.0.2 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.1 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.1.1 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.1.2 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.2 | |
| Apple tvOS | =6.2.1 | |
| Apple tvOS | =7.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71136
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031231
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98774
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204420
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6592
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- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/source
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple iphone os
- version/apple iphone os/8.1
- version/apple iphone os/8.0
- version/apple iphone os/8.0.1
- version/apple iphone os/8.0.2
- canonical/apple mac os x
- version/apple mac os x/10.10.1
- version/apple mac os x/10.8.5
- version/apple mac os x/10.9.5
- version/apple mac os x/10.10.0
- canonical/apple tvos
- version/apple tvos/7.0.1
- version/apple tvos/6.0
- version/apple tvos/6.0.1
- version/apple tvos/6.0.2
- version/apple tvos/6.1
- version/apple tvos/6.1.1
- version/apple tvos/6.1.2
- version/apple tvos/6.2
- version/apple tvos/6.2.1
- version/apple tvos/7.0