CVE-2014-4420 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can exploit uninitialized memory in the iOS kernel network-statistics interface to leak sensitive memory content and layout information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4420?
CVE-2014-4420 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4420?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-4420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjf8-f57p-p56j.