CVE-2014-1297

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2014-1297 · Published 02/04/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-1297 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting safari (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
safari apple	`= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.0.3= 6.0.4= 6.0.5= 6.1= 6.1.1= 7.0= 7.0.1= 7.0.2≤ 6.1.2`	No fix yet

Description

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.1.3 and 7.x before 7.0.3, does not properly validate WebProcess IPC messages, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and read arbitrary files by leveraging WebProcess access.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html

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