Information disclosure in Apple MAC OS X

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU41098

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4458

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The "System Profiler About This Mac" component in Apple OS X before 10.10.1 includes extraneous cookie data in system-model requests, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.0 - 10.9.5

External links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2014/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031230
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98785
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.