CVE-2014-4461 Information

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.1.1 and Apple TV before 7.0.2 does not properly validate IOSharedDataQueue object metadata which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted application.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00002.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html http://support.apple.com/HT204244 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71136 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031231 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98774 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204418 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204420 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6590 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6592