CVE-2014-8838

high

Description

The Security component in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly process cached information about app certificates, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism by leveraging access to a revoked Developer ID certificate for signing a crafted app.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100525

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650

http://support.apple.com/HT204244

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-30

Updated: 2017-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High