CVE-2014-4430 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Physically proximate attackers can access cleartext data from ejected CoreStorage volumes due to retained encryption keys in macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-4430?

CVE-2014-4430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CoreStorage in Apple OS X before 10.10 retains a volume's encryption keys upon an eject action in the unlocked state, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain cleartext data via a remount.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-4430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6gq8-mgxm-f8mr.

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