CVE-2014-8817

macOS X < 10.10.2 - Remote Code Execution via coresymbolicationd XPC Message Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0289
EPSS Percentile 85.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-19
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.10.1
Published Jan 30, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026