CVE-2014-1347 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges and access arbitrary user accounts due to world-writable permissions on user directories in Apple iTunes.
- 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-2014-1347?
CVE-2014-1347 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 18 May 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apple iTunes before 11.2.1 on OS X sets world-writable permissions for /Users and /Users/Shared during reboots, which allows local users to modify files, and consequently obtain access to arbitrary user accounts, via standard filesystem operations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1347?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Itunes.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-1347 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1347 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv28-hfg5-xx3j.