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CVE-2014-8835

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.

Published

2015-01-30T11:59:44.673

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-19

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.10.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.10.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)