CVE-2014-8834 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

UserAccountUpdater in Apple OS X 10.10 before 10.10.2 stores a PDF document's password in a printing preference file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

Published: 2015-01-30

Score: 2.1 Low

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:::::::*

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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-2014-8664	UserAccountUpdater in Apple OS X 10.10 before 10.10.2 stores a PDF document's password in a printing preference file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100531

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-01-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.549Z

Reserved: 2014-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8834

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-30T11:59:43.860

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

Link: CVE-2014-8834

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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