Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2015-1147

 

Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2015-1147

Published: April 10, 2015 / Updated: July 22, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31765
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1147
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Open Directory Client in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 sends unencrypted password-change requests in certain circumstances involving missing certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-1147

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources