Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-4439
Mail in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly recognize the removal of a recipient address from a message, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a message intended exclusively for other recipients.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97629 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70619 (vdb-entry)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4439?
- CVE-2014-4439 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2014-10-18.
- Is CVE-2014-4439 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.