CVE-2014-1266 : The SSLVerifySignedServerKeyExchange function in libsecurity_ssl/lib/sslKeyExchange.c in the Secure Transport feature in

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.

Published 2014-02-22 17:05:22

Updated 2024-02-09 03:19:52

Source Apple Inc.

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Threat overview for CVE-2014-1266

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2014-1266

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 548

IPs affected by CVE-2014-1266 110

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1266

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.99%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 83 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-1266

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N	8.6	4.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
7.4	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	2.2	5.2	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2014-1266

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-1266

https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2014-02/2014-02-24.html

SMBlog -- 24 February 2014
Exploit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7281378

Take a look at http://opensource.apple.com/source/Security/Security-55471/libsec... | Hacker News
Exploit;Issue Tracking
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6148

About the security content of Apple TV 6.0.2 - Apple Support
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6147

About the security content of iOS 7.0.6 - Apple Support
Vendor Advisory
https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2014-02/2014-02-23.html

SMBlog -- 23 February 2014
Exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150

About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 - Apple Support
Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6146

About the security content of iOS 6.1.6 - Apple Support
Vendor Advisory
https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/02/22/applebug.html

ImperialViolet - Apple's SSL/TLS bug
Exploit
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4821073&cid=46310187

Apple Fixes Dangerous SSL Authentication Flaw In iOS - Slashdot
Issue Tracking

Products affected by CVE-2014-1266