The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app
Published Sep 18, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.60%
Description
The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 74.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 72.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 63.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 70.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 69.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 69.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69949 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96094 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6441 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69949 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030866 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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