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CVE-2014-4465

WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.1, 7.x before 7.1.1, and 8.x before 8.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences within an SVG file in the SRC attribute of an IMG element.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4465 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-10T21:59:03.257

Last Modified

2026-06-17T00:10:04.253

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	tvos	≤ 7.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 8.1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	≤ 6.2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	7.1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	8.0.0	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Dec/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/HT204246 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6596 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Dec/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/HT204246 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6596 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.