CVE-2014-1296

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 7.1.1, Apple OS X through 10.9.2, and Apple TV before 6.1.1 does not ensure that a Set-Cookie HTTP header is complete before interpreting the header's value, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by triggering the closing of a TCP connection during transmission of a header, as demonstrated by an HTTPOnly restriction.

Published: 2014-04-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1296 is rated Low Risk (39.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1296

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-13 0.50% 0.25% -0.25%
2 2024-03-05 0.25% 0.50% +0.25%
3 2023-03-07 0.25%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1296

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1296

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1296

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone_os <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.8.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x <= 10.9.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos <= 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1296

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