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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
10 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
appleCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 73%
VendorProductVersion
applemac_os_x
𝑥
≤ 10.10.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496