CVE-2014-1272 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

63%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

153%

CrashHouseKeeping in Crash Reporting in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to change arbitrary file permissions by leveraging a symlink.

CrashHouseKeeping in Crash Reporting in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to change arbitrary file permissions by leveraging a symlink.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple

First reported 10 years ago

2014-03-14 10:55:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-03-08 16:06:00

Affected Software

Apple tvOS 6.0

6.0

Apple tvOS 6.0.1

6.0.1

Apple iPhone OS 7.0

7.0

Apple iPhone OS 7.0.1

7.0.1

Apple iPhone OS 7.0.2

7.0.2

Apple iPhone OS 7.0.3

7.0.3

Apple iPhone OS 7.0.4

7.0.4

Apple iPhone OS 7.0.5

7.0.5

References

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162

Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163

Vendor Advisory

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