CVE-2014-8832

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The indexing functionality in Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 writes memory contents to an external hard drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading from this drive.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 30, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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