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CVE-2014-8817 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80 CVEExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496 CVE
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-19Data Processing Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.10.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8817
NVD Published Date:
Jan 30, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-8817 Details - Not Deferred