Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2014-1271

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2014-1271

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
03/14/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/08/2014
Modified
10/08/2014

Description

CoreCapture in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 does not properly validate IOKit API calls, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and device crash) via a crafted app.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;