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CVE-2014-4422

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 uses a predictable random number generator during the early portion of the boot process, which allows attackers to bypass certain kernel-hardening protection mechanisms by using a user-space process to observe data related to the random numbers.

Published

2014-09-18T10:55:10.547

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple tvos ≤ 6.2 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.0 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.1 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple tvos 6.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os ≤ 7.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.3 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.4 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.5 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.0.6 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 7.1.1 Yes
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