CVE-2014-8840

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% 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-310

Description

The iTunes Store component in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass a Safari sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging redirection of an SSL URL to the iTunes Store.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 8.1.2

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-010/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-010/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533

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