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CVE-2014-4496

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The mach_port_kobject interface in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not properly restrict kernel-address and heap-permutation information, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 8.1.2
• Apple tvOS: through 7.0.1

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00002.html
• http://support.apple.com/HT204245
• http://support.apple.com/HT204246
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72334
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
• https://support.apple.com/HT204413
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00002.html
• http://support.apple.com/HT204245

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