CVE - CVE-2014-8817

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8817	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/HT204244 MISC:https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80 SECTRACK:1031650 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 XF:macosx-cve20148817-priv-esc(100496) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496
Assigning CNA
Apple Inc.
Date Record Created
20141114	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141114)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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