CVE-2014-4391

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The Code Signing feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly handle incomplete resource envelopes in signed bundles, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended app-author restrictions by omitting an execution-related resource.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.9.4

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70637
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97644
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70637
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97644
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

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