CVE-2014-4451

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-4451
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-18 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionApple iOS before 8.1.1 does not properly enforce the failed-passcode limit, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock-screen protection mechanism via a series of guesses.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 8.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 8.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 8.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple iOS Lets Local Users Bypass Access Controls and Remote Applications Launch Arbitrary Binaries - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
APPLE-SA-2014-11-17-1 iOS 8.1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple iOS Lock Screen CVE-2014-4451 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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