CVE-2014-4494
Springboard in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 does not properly validate signatures when determining whether to solicit an app trust decision from the user, which allows attackers to bypass intended first-launch restrictions by leveraging access to an…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Springboard in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 does not properly validate signatures when determining whether to solicit an app trust decision from the user, which allows attackers to bypass intended first-launch restrictions by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.