Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-8839
CVE-2014-8839
Description
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
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Affected products
2- Range: <10.10.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT204244nvdVendor Advisory
- heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutzpanne-in-Mac-OS-X-Yosemite-2514198.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/id/1031521nvd
- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/10/spotlight_caught_spreading_your_delicates/nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100527nvd
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