Predictive Vulnerability Intelligence.

Product

  • Product
  • Pricing
  • Documentation

Company

  • About
  • Partnerships
  • Blog
  • Support

Legal

  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Data Licensing

© 2026 FAUCET Technologies LLC. All rights reserved.

CVE-2014-4496

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4496 is a kernel vulnerability in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 and Apple TV before 7.0.3, where the mach_port_kobject interface improperly exposes kernel-address and heap-permutation information. This flaw makes it easier for attackers to bypass Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) protection. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure but not directly impacting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond its initial disclosure and patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0182 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT204413
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT204245
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT204246
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72334
securitytracker.com / id/1031652
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry