CVE-2014-4455

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

dyld in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 and Apple TV before 7.0.2 does not properly handle overlapping segments in Mach-O executable files, which allows local users to bypass intended code-signing restrictions via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204246Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71140
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031231
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98773
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204420
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6592Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204246Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71140
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031231
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98773
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204420
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6592Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 18, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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