FKIE_CVE-2014-4420

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-09-18 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:09
Severity
Summary
The network-statistics interface in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 does not properly initialize memory, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-content and memory-layout information via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4371, CVE-2014-4419, and CVE-2014-4421.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/HT204244
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69927
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
product-security@apple.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96102
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/HT204244
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6442
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69927
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96102
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple tvos *
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 iphone_os *
apple iphone_os 7.0
apple iphone_os 7.0.1
apple iphone_os 7.0.2
apple iphone_os 7.0.3
apple iphone_os 7.0.4
apple iphone_os 7.0.5
apple iphone_os 7.0.6
apple iphone_os 7.1
apple iphone_os 7.1.1
apple mac_os_x *
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