Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2014-4458
Published: November 18, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41098
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-2014-4458
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4458
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98785
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204419
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6591