Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-8826
LaunchServices in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly handle file-type metadata, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism via a crafted JAR archive.
EPSS: 0.087 (94.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- product-security@apple.com (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8826?
- CVE-2014-8826 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-19. Published 2015-01-30.
- Is CVE-2014-8826 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.