Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 Spotlight 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. This impacts an unknown function of the component Spotlight. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8839. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Spotlight. 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, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 01/27/2015 by John Whitehead and Frode Moe (PanguTeam) with Digital Operatives LLC as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8839. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Spotlight did not check the status of Mail’s "Load remote content in messages" setting. This issue was addressed by improving configuration checking.

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 (100527), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48320†). Further details are available at us-cert.gov. See VDB-68077, VDB-68314, VDB-68576 and VDB-68814 for similar entries. 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: 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 -02 Mar15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: John Whitehead, Frode Moe (PanguTeam)
Organization: Digital Operatives LLC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68913
X-Force: 100527 - Apple Mac OS X Spotlight security bypass, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031521
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48320 - Apple OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Remote Information Disclosure via Sending an Email - CVE-2014-8839, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/29/2015 09:30
Updated: 12/16/2024 05:04
Changes: 01/29/2015 09:30 (73), 06/19/2017 07:54 (9), 03/07/2022 14:44 (5), 03/07/2022 14:48 (1), 03/07/2022 14:53 (1), 12/16/2024 05:04 (16)
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