Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 Notification Center information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Notification Center. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-3764. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Notification Center. 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. CVE summarizes:
Notification Center in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 does not properly remove dismissed notifications, which allows attackers to read arbitrary notifications via a crafted app.
The weakness was released 08/11/2015 by Maxime Villard with Google Security Team as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-3764 since 05/07/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85408 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.5 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 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).
Upgrading to version 10.10.5 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 Tenable (85408), SecurityFocus (BID 76340†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52104†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11563, VDB-69011, VDB-77102 and VDB-77103. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 85408
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 October-15
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10.5
Timeline
05/07/2015 🔍08/11/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205031
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77226
SecurityFocus: 76340 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033276 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 52104 - Apple MacOS X 10.10 through 10.10.4 Remote Information Disclosure via a Crafted App, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 08/14/2015 14:33Updated: 02/02/2025 20:25
Changes: 08/14/2015 14:33 (65), 10/15/2017 11:39 (19), 06/12/2022 08:48 (3), 02/02/2025 20:25 (16)
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