CVE-2014-8835
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 30, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 14, 2014
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
- 1031650vdb-entry
- 35742exploit
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121
- 71992vdb-entry
- macosx-cve20148835-priv-esc(100530)vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4vendor-advisory
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