Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-8832

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.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204244nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100528nvd

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