Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-4428
Bluetooth in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not require encryption for HID Low Energy devices, which allows remote attackers to spoof a device by leveraging previous pairing.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6542
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6541
- secunia.com/advisories/61827 (third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97641 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533746 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61825 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533747 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4428?
- CVE-2014-4428 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-10-18.
- Is CVE-2014-4428 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.