5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-8826
Apple LaunchServices Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 30, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 17, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-8826 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8826 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Born at : Aug. 26, 2020, 8:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 166 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8826 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8826 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.ampliasecurity.com/advisories/os-x-gatekeeper-bypass-vulnerability.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100519 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100519 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/117659 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35934 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100519
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72341
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/109
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/HT204244 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.38 }} -1.90%

score

0.92099

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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