CVE-2014-4480 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in afc in AppleFileConduit in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows attackers to access unintended filesystem locations by creating a symlink.

Published: 2015-01-30

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 1.9% 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:tvos::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4407	Directory traversal vulnerability in afc in AppleFileConduit in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 and Apple TV before 7.0.3 allows attackers to access unintended filesystem locations by creating a symlink.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.01934.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
http://support.apple.com/HT204246
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72334
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Tvos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-01-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:25.953Z

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

Link: CVE-2014-4480

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-30T11:59:12.860

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

Link: CVE-2014-4480

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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