CVE-2014-8835

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/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-2014-8835: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix