Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5 Web Cache information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Cache Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-4460. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.9.5 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Cache Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 11/17/2014 with Apple as HT6591 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4460 since 06/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79310 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 122839 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.1 Not Installed (HT6572, HT6591)).

Upgrading to version 10.10.1 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 (98783), Tenable (79310) and SecurityFocus (BID 71135†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68223, VDB-68224, VDB-68225 and VDB-68226. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 79310
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6591
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68231
X-Force: 98783 - Apple Mac OS X web cache information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71135 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031230

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2014 11:07
Updated: 02/25/2022 02:15
Changes: 11/19/2014 11:07 (54), 07/06/2017 08:14 (14), 02/25/2022 02:07 (4), 02/25/2022 02:15 (1)
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