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CVE-2014-4451

Apple iOS before 8.1.1 does not properly enforce the failed-passcode limit, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock-screen protection mechanism via a series of guesses.

Published

2014-11-18T11:59:00.123

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 8.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	8.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	8.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	8.0.2	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62504 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71138 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031232 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98776 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62504 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71138 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031232 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98776 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)