CVE-2014-8835
Apple macOS X < 10.10.2 - Remote Code Execution via XPC Type Confusion in libxpc
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-8835. PoCs published by Google Security Research.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets CVE-2024-8835, a vulnerability in OS X's sysmond daemon, allowing arbitrary code execution via XPC message manipulation. The PoC leverages controlled xpc_data objects to trigger unsafe memory operations, leading to potential privilege escalation.
Description
The xpc_data_get_bytes function in libxpc in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that a dictionary's Attributes key has the xpc_data data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted dictionary to sysmond, related to an "XPC type confusion" issue.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets CVE-2024-8835, a vulnerability in OS X's sysmond daemon, allowing arbitrary code execution via XPC message manipulation. The PoC leverages controlled xpc_data objects to trigger unsafe memory operations, leading to potential privilege escalation.