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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-01-30T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.615Z

Reserved: 2014-11-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8817

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-30T11:59:29.577

Modified: 2017-09-08T01:29:28.450

Link: CVE-2014-8817

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