SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-8833

SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.

LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.33% probability · 27th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
apple/mac os x
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.