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.
EPSS: 0.083 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.10.0, 10.10.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)