PT-2015-4105 · Apple · Os X

Frode Moe + 1 · Published 2015-01-30 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-8839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL, due to the failure of Spotlight to enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration.

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

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8839

Affected Products

Os X

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8839 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/HT204244 · Vendor Advisory
• http://heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutzpanne-in-Mac-OS-X-Yosemite-2514198.html · Note
• http://theregister.co.uk/2015/01/10/spotlight_caught_spreading_your_delicates · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100527 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031521 · Note