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CVE-2014-1266

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl
7.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The SSLVerifySignedServerKeyExchange function in libsecurity_ssl/lib/sslKeyExchange.c in the Secure Transport feature in the Data Security component in Apple iOS 6.x before 6.1.6 and 7.x before 7.0.6, Apple TV 6.x before 6.0.2, and Apple OS X 10.9.x before 10.9.2 does not check the signature in a TLS Server Key Exchange message, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by (1) using an arbitrary private key for the signing step or (2) omitting the signing step.

How to fix

Remediation Available
iphone osNVD
Affected:>= 7.0, < 7.0.6Fixed in:7.0.6CVE-2014-1266derived from NVD
mac os xNVD
Affected:>= 10.9, < 10.9.2Fixed in:10.9.2CVE-2014-1266derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:>= 6.0, < 6.0.2Fixed in:6.0.2CVE-2014-1266derived from NVD

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

5.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2023-27823Critical9.853%--
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