CVE-2014-4451 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple iOS before 8.1.1 does not properly enforce the failed-passcode limit, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock-screen protection mechanism via a series of guesses.

Published: 2014-11-18

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4378	Apple iOS before 8.1.1 does not properly enforce the failed-passcode limit, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock-screen protection mechanism via a series of guesses.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00072.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62504
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71138
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98776
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2014-11-18T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:25.927Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4451

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-18T11:59:00.123

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4451

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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