CVE-2014-4492 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code in the network daemon context via crafted XPC messages from sandboxed apps on Apple operating systems.
- 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-2014-4492?
CVE-2014-4492 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 30 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not verify that certain values have the expected data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in an _networkd context via a crafted XPC message from a sandboxed app, as demonstrated by lack of verification of the XPC dictionary data type.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4492?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2014-4492 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4492 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qx2-6p7g-rvh5.