6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-8840
Apple iTunes Store Use-After-Freeociolevation Vulnerability
Description

The iTunes Store component in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass a Safari sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging redirection of an SSL URL to the iTunes Store.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 30, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8840 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2014-8840 vulnerability.
Upgrade to Apple iOS version 8.1.3 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-8840 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-8840.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-010/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-010/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8840 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-8840 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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3h6-1/CVE-2021-30862

Write-up and proof of concepts for my vulnerability CVE-2021-30862, 1-click RCE bug in iOS iTunes U

HTML JavaScript

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 5, 2025, 1:34 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8840 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8840 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204245
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
    Added Reference http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-010/
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100533 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100533 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100533
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204245 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204245 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} -0.07%

score

0.55553

percentile