CVE-2014-4494 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-4494?

CVE-2014-4494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 30 Jan 2015. 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

Springboard in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 does not properly validate signatures when determining whether to solicit an app trust decision from the user, which allows attackers to bypass intended first-launch restrictions by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-4494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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