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Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
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Apple TV 6.1
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: An attacker with access to an Apple TV may access sensitive user information from logs
Description: Sensitive user information was logged. This issue was addressed by logging less information.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1279 : David Schuetz working at Intrepidus Group
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Profile expiration dates were not honored
Description: Expiration dates of mobile configuration profiles were not evaluated correctly. The issue was resolved through improved handling of configuration profiles.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1267
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: A malicious application can cause an unexpected system termination
Description: A reachable assertion issue existed in CoreCapture's handling of IOKit API calls. The issue was addressed through additional validation of input from IOKit.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1271 : Filippo Bigarella
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: A local user may be able to change permissions on arbitrary files
Description: CrashHouseKeeping followed symbolic links while changing permissions on files. This issue was addressed by not following symbolic links when changing permissions on files.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1272 : evad3rs
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Code signing requirements may be bypassed
Description: Text relocation instructions in dynamic libraries may be loaded by dyld without code signature validation. This issue was addressed by ignoring text relocation instructions.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1273 : evad3rs
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of JPEG2000 images in PDF files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1275 : Felix Groebert of the Google Security Team
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow existed in libtiff's handling of TIFF images. This issue was addressed through additional validation of TIFF images.
CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2088
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to the disclosure of memory contents
Description: An uninitialized memory access issue existed in libjpeg's handling of JPEG markers, resulting in the disclosure of memory contents. This issue was addressed through additional validation of JPEG files.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-6629 : Michal Zalewski
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: A local user may be able to cause an unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in the kernel
Description: An out of bounds memory access issue existed in the ARM ptmx_get_ioctl function. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1278 : evad3rs
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: A configuration profile may be hidden from the user
Description: A configuration profile with a long name could be loaded onto the device but was not displayed in the profile UI. The issue was addressed through improved handling of profile names.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1282 : Assaf Hefetz, Yair Amit and Adi Sharabani of Skycure
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: A person with physical access to the device may be able to cause arbitrary code execution in kernel mode
Description: A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of USB messages. This issue was addressed through additional validation of USB messages.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1287 : Andy Davis of NCC Group
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WebKit
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-2909 : Atte Kettunen of OUSPG
CVE-2013-2926 : cloudfuzzer
CVE-2013-2928 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2013-5196 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2013-5197 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2013-5198 : Apple
CVE-2013-5199 : Apple
CVE-2013-5225 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2013-5228 : Keen Team (@K33nTeam) working with HP's Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2013-6625 : cloudfuzzer
CVE-2013-6635 : cloudfuzzer
CVE-2014-1269 : Apple
CVE-2014-1270 : Apple
CVE-2014-1289 : Apple
CVE-2014-1290 : ant4g0nist (SegFault) working with HP's Zero Day Initiative, Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2014-1291 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2014-1292 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2014-1293 : Google Chrome Security Team
CVE-2014-1294 : Google Chrome Security Team
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Apple TV
Available for: Apple TV (2nd generation and later)
Impact: Playing a maliciously crafted video could lead to the device becoming unresponsive
Description: A null dereference issue existed in the handling of MPEG-4 encoded files. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1280 : rg0rd