CVE-2014-1276
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIOKit HID Event in Apple iOS before 7.1 allows attackers to conduct user-action monitoring attacks against arbitrary apps via a crafted app that accesses an IOKit framework interface.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIOKit HID Event vulnerability in iOS before 7.1 allowed a malicious application to access the IOKit framework interface and monitor user actions (keystrokes, touch events) across arbitrary apps. This was a privacy bypass where an app could capture HID events system-wide without proper authorization.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.0.6= 7.0= 7.0.1= 7.0.2= 7.0.3= 7.0.4= 7.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check the iOS version installed on the deviceGo to Settings > General > About > Version to view the current iOS version numberAffected if The installed version is 7.0.6 or earlier, or is any of 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, or 7.0.5
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Verify the specific iOS build numberIn Settings > General > About, note the Build Number for additional version confirmationAffected if The build corresponds to iOS 7.1 or earlier releases
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Review installed applications for untrusted sourcesCheck the device for apps installed outside of the official App Store, particularly those with suspicious origins or that request unusual permissionsAffected if Any untrusted or potentially malicious third-party application is installed that could exploit the IOKit interface
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Audit app permissions for IOKit accessReview installed apps and their requested capabilities, though iOS does not explicitly show IOKit framework access in the permissions UIAffected if Any application exhibits behavior consistent with HID event monitoring or requests access to input events
The device is affected if it runs any iOS version 7.0 through 7.0.6, and has any untrusted application installed that could leverage the IOKit HID Event interface to capture system-wide keystrokes and touch events.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate iOS to version 7.1 or later. For legacy systems that cannot update, consider decommissioning or isolating the device as no workarounds exist for this kernel-level interface exposure.
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- Review / QA0.5 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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