CVE-2014-8839

Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which 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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutzpanne-in-Mac-OS-X-Yosemite-2514198.html
http://securitytracker.com/id/1031521
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/10/spotlight_caught_spreading_your_delicates/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100527

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2015-01-30 03:59

Updated : 2017-09-07 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2014-8839

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8839

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

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