CVE-2014-1266

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 30.71% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6147 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6148 vendor advisory
https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2014-02/2014-02-23.html exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6146 vendor advisory
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4821073&cid=46310187 issue tracking
https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2014-02/2014-02-24.html exploit
https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/02/22/applebug.html exploit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7281378 issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1266?
CVE-2014-1266 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1266?
To fix CVE-2014-1266, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1266 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1266 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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