# CVE-2014-8839: Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/10/spotlight_caught_spreading_your_delicates/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100527
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1031521
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutzpanne-in-Mac-OS-X-Yosemite-2514198.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html

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