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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html (Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35934 (exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- support.apple.com/HT204244 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72341 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/117659 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100519 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/109 (mailing-list)
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.