FKIE_CVE-2014-8833

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-30 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
Summary
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/HT204244Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
product-security@apple.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100529
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/HT204244Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100529
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:17:26.040",
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