{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com", "ID": "CVE-2014-8817", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "1031650", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650" }, { "name": "https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80" }, { "name": "http://support.apple.com/HT204244", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://support.apple.com/HT204244" }, { "name": "macosx-cve20148817-priv-esc(100496)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496" }, { "name": "APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4", "refsource": "APPLE", "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html" } ] } }