Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2014-8834
Published: January 30, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40922
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8834
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
UserAccountUpdater in Apple OS X 10.10 before 10.10.2 stores a PDF document's password in a printing preference file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8834
Install update from vendor's website.