Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 SpotlightIndex access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SpotlightIndex. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8833. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10/10.10.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component SpotlightIndex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users protected files via a Spotlight query.

The weakness was published 01/27/2015 by David J Peacock (PanguTeam) with Digital Operatives LLC as HT204244 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8833 since 11/14/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A deserialization issue existed in Spotlight's handling of permission caches. A user performing a Spotlight query may have been shown search results referencing files for which they don't have sufficient privileges to read. This issue was addressed with i

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 (100529), Tenable (81087), SecurityFocus (BID 72328†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48315†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-68077, VDB-68314, VDB-68576 and VDB-68814. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204244
Researcher: David J Peacock (PanguTeam)
Organization: Digital Operatives LLC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68915
X-Force: 100529 - Apple Mac OS X Spotlight information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72328 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031650
SecuriTeam: 1031650
Vulnerability Center: 48315 - Apple OS X Prior to 10.10.2 Local Information Disclosure in Spotlight - CVE-2014-8833, Low

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 (74), 06/19/2017 07:53 (10), 03/07/2022 15:00 (3), 03/07/2022 15:02 (1), 12/16/2024 05:04 (16)
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