Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 CFNetwork Cache information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CFNetwork Cache. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-4460. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component CFNetwork Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was released 01/27/2015 with Apple as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4460 since 06/20/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 advisory points out:

A privacy issue existed where browsing data could remain in the cache after leaving private browsing. This issue was addressed through a change in caching behavior.

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 10.10.2 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 (98783), Tenable (79310), SecurityFocus (BID 71135†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47126†). Further details are available at us-cert.gov. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68224, VDB-68225, VDB-68226 and VDB-68227. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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 10.10.2

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06/20/2014 🔍
11/17/2014 +150 days 🔍
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01/27/2015 +70 days 🔍
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03/07/2022 +2594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68871
X-Force: 98783
SecurityFocus: 71135 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031230
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 47126 - Apple iOS Prior to 8.1.1 Local Information Disclosure via Browsing Cache - CVE-2014-4460, Low

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

Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 03/07/2022 08:44
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (70), 06/12/2017 08:25 (6), 03/07/2022 08:41 (4), 03/07/2022 08:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:F38:103

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