CVE-2014-4361

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 7.1.2; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5 (+3)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69949
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96094
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69949
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96094

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