CVE-2014-8817

coresymbolicationd in CoreSymbolication in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that expected data types are present in XPC messages, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app, as demonstrated by lack of verification of xpc_dictionary_get_value API return values during handling of a (1) match_mmap_archives, (2) delete_mmap_archives, (3) write_mmap_archive, or (4) read_mmap_archive command.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-01-30 11:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-8817

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8817

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-19

Data Processing Errors

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