CVE-2014-4428 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-10-18

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4355	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00945.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61825
http://secunia.com/advisories/61827
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533746
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70636
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97641
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6541
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6542

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2014-10-18T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:12:35.585Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4428

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-18T01:55:13.277

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4428

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-310

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