# CVE-2014-4495: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass read-only memory restrictions in the kernel via a crafted app, potentially escalating privileges on Apple devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78gc-w4gp-4799

## What is CVE-2014-4495?

CVE-2014-4495 is a critical 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

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not enforce the read-only attribute of a shared memory segment during use of a custom cache mode, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4495?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

- [CVE-2021-30666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30666/): Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30761/): Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30762/): Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-4657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4657/): Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7286/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4495 is a critical 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4495

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