CVE-2014-4457
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The Sandbox Profiles subsystem in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 does not properly implement the debugserver sandbox, which allows attackers to bypass intended binary-execution restrictions via a crafted application that is run during a time period when debugging is not enabled.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
macOS Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8.0.2 | Affected | — |
| 8.0.1 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71143
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031232
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98777
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71143
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031232
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98777
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.