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TvosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2014-1383

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-07-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 6.1.1 or later.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Apple TV before 6.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended password requirement for iTunes Store purchase transactions via unspecified vectors.

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 · moderate confidence

This vulnerability in Apple TV devices prior to version 6.1.2 allows an authenticated user to bypass the password requirement when making iTunes Store purchase transactions. The attack vector is unspecified, but it fundamentally bypasses an authentication control meant to authorize purchases.

MitigationUpdate Apple TV devices to firmware version 6.1.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. In enterprise environments, ensure patch management processes cover Apple TV and similar connected devices.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
TvosOperating system
Affected:<= 6.1.1= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.1

CVSS 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
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Apple TV model
    Check the physical Apple TV device or look up the model number in Settings > General > About > Model
    Affected if Device is an Apple TV (any generation) running tvOS
  2. Check tvOS firmware version
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version on the Apple TV device
    Affected if Version shows 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, or 6.1.1
  3. Compare against affected versions
    Verify if the installed tvOS version matches any of: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, 6.1.1, or is less than or equal to 6.1.1
    Affected if Version is 6.1.1 or earlier (6.0.x, 6.0, 6.1)
  4. Confirm iTunes Store access is enabled
    Check if the iTunes Store app is available and accessible on the Apple TV under the top menu row
    Affected if iTunes Store is accessible and the device is on an affected tvOS version

The environment is affected if the Apple TV is running tvOS version 6.1.1 or earlier, as these versions contain the authentication bypass in iTunes Store purchase transactions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 6.1.1
Interim mitigation

Update Apple TV devices to firmware version 6.1.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. In enterprise environments, ensure patch management processes cover Apple TV and similar connected devices.

Fix this in Tvos Scoped from the published advisory
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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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