CVE-2014-8817

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-19

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8817: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix