CVE-2014-4457 describes a sandbox bypass vulnerability in Apple iOS before version 8.1.1, specifically within the Sandbox Profiles subsystem's debugserver implementation. This flaw allows a crafted application to bypass binary-execution restrictions even when debugging is not enabled, affecting Apple iPhone devices. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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