CVE-2014-8832 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X Yosemite V10.10.2 AND Security Update 2015-001
Timeline
PublishedJan 30
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The indexing functionality in Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 writes memory contents to an external hard drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading from this drive.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-mg6r-cp3g-gwf4: The indexing functionality in Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
ESC 8832 Data Controller - Multiple Vulnerabilities↗2015-05-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2014-8832: OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001↗
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