CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-8817

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CoreSymbolication in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that expected data types are present in XPC messages, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context. This issue affects functions related to mmap archives.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the system with elevated privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to version 10.10.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to protect against potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS