CVE-2014-1272 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in CrashHouseKeeping to change arbitrary file permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1272?
CVE-2014-1272 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 14 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CrashHouseKeeping in Crash Reporting in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to change arbitrary file permissions by leveraging a symlink.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1272?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Tvos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-1272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq6p-x243-2jpw.