What is the severity of CVE-2014-8833?

CVE-2014-8833 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to disclose sensitive information to local users.

How does CVE-2014-8833 affect local users?

CVE-2014-8833 allows local users to access the search results of other users' protected files via Spotlight queries.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8833?

To fix CVE-2014-8833, users should update to Mac OS X version 10.10.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

What versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2014-8833?

CVE-2014-8833 affects macOS Yosemite versions prior to 10.10.2.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-8833?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2014-8833, so the best action is to apply the available update.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-8833

low

2.1

CWE

284

30/1/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-8833

First published: Fri Jan 30 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.10.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8833?
CVE-2014-8833 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to disclose sensitive information to local users.
How does CVE-2014-8833 affect local users?
CVE-2014-8833 allows local users to access the search results of other users' protected files via Spotlight queries.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8833?
To fix CVE-2014-8833, users should update to Mac OS X version 10.10.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2014-8833?
CVE-2014-8833 affects macOS Yosemite versions prior to 10.10.2.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-8833?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2014-8833, so the best action is to apply the available update.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8833?
CVE-2014-8833 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to disclose sensitive information to local users.
How does CVE-2014-8833 affect local users?
CVE-2014-8833 allows local users to access the search results of other users' protected files via Spotlight queries.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8833?
To fix CVE-2014-8833, users should update to Mac OS X version 10.10.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2014-8833?
CVE-2014-8833 affects macOS Yosemite versions prior to 10.10.2.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-8833?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2014-8833, so the best action is to apply the available update.