Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-4422 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS and Tvos

047910
CVSS 8.1 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
high complexity
apple
CWE-310
nessus
NVD
Published: 2014-09-18
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 uses a predictable random number generator during the early portion of the boot process, which allows attackers to bypass certain kernel-hardening protection mechanisms by using a user-space process to observe data related to the random numbers.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
161

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_10_10.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X is prior to version 10.10. This update contains several security-related fixes for the following components : - 802.1X - AFP File Server - apache - App Sandbox - Bash - Bluetooth - Certificate Trust Policy - CFPreferences - CoreStorage - CUPS - Dock - fdesetup - iCloud Find My Mac - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOHIDFamily - IOKit - Kernel - LaunchServices - LoginWindow - Mail - MCX Desktop Config Profiles - NetFS Client Framework - QuickTime - Safari - Secure Transport - Security - Security - Code Signing Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id78550
    published2014-10-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/78550
    titleMac OS X < 10.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE) (Shellshock)
  • NASL familyMisc.
    NASL idAPPLETV_7_0.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its banner, the remote Apple TV device is a version prior to 7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which can result in arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77822
    published2014-09-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77822
    titleApple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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