Race condition in iMessage in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to obtain sensitive…
Priority LOW 22CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in iMessage in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the presence of an attachment after the deletion of its parent (1) iMessage or (2) MMS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0109 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4353
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mwj-wx8p-p57v
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4353 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4353 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mwj-wx8p-p57v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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