PT-2015-4104 · Apple · Os X

Published 2015-01-30 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-8838

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.2

Description The issue is related to the Security component in Apple OS X, which fails to properly process cached information about app certificates. This allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism by using a revoked Developer ID certificate to sign a crafted app.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.2, update to version 10.10.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8838

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/HT204244 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8838 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031650 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100525 · Note