CVE-2014-8826

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.

References

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

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/109

http://support.apple.com/HT204244

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35934

http://www.osvdb.org/117659

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72341

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100519

https://www.ampliasecurity.com/advisories/os-x-gatekeeper-bypass-vulnerability.html

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2