CVE-2014-8817

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8817
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-30 11:59:29 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptioncoresymbolicationd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-19 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 OS X 10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Issue 80 - google-security-research - OS X coresymbolicationd multiple user to root privilege escalations due to XPC type confusion - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit
Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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