Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.083 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.083 · newest: 0.083 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.10.0, 10.10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-…
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/ (Exploit, exploit)
- support.apple.com/HT204244 (Vendor Advisory)
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)