CVE-2014-4460

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 and OS X before 10.10.1 does not properly clear the browsing cache upon a transition out of private-browsing mode, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading cache files.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 8.1; 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2
macOS: through 10.10.1; 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (+80)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71135
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98783
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html

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