Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 Spotlight information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5/10.9.5/10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Spotlight. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The indexing functionality in Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 writes memory contents to an external hard drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading from this drive.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2015 with F-Secure as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8832 since 11/14/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in Spotlight where memory contents may have been written to external hard drives when indexing. This issue was addressed with better memory management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81087 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123193 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100528), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48317†). Additional details are provided at us-cert.gov. The entries VDB-68077, VDB-68314, VDB-68576 and VDB-68814 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 81087
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Mar15
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Organization: F-Secure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68914
X-Force: 100528 - Apple Mac OS X Spotlight information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48317 - Apple OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Remote Information Disclosure in Spotlight - CVE-2014-8832, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/29/2015 09:30 AM
Updated: 12/16/2024 05:04 AM
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 AM (67), 06/19/2017 07:54 AM (12), 03/07/2022 02:54 PM (3), 03/07/2022 02:58 PM (1), 12/16/2024 05:04 AM (16)
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