CVE-2014-4371

The network-statistics interface in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 does not properly initialize memory, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-content and memory-layout information via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4419, CVE-2014-4420, and CVE-2014-4421.

Weakness

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Tvos	Apple	*	6.2 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.0 (including)	6.0 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.0.1 (including)	6.0.1 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.0.2 (including)	6.0.2 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.1 (including)	6.1 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.1.1 (including)	6.1.1 (including)
Tvos	Apple	6.1.2 (including)	6.1.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
For example, in Java, if the programmer does not explicitly initialize a variable, then the code could produce a compile-time error (if the variable is local) or automatically initialize the variable to the default value for the variable’s type. In Perl, if explicit initialization is not performed, then a default value of undef is assigned, which is interpreted as 0, false, or an equivalent value depending on the context in which the variable is accessed.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4371
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/665.html

Improper Initialization

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2014-4371

Improper Initialization

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References