CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-2014-8835

    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:Jan 30, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 30, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.3542
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X

    Exploits

    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2024-41868 (CVSS 5.5) — Audition versions 24.4.1, 23.6.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could le…
    CVE-2024-39378 (CVSS 7.8) — Audition versions 24.4.1, 23.6.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could r…
    CVE-2021-3187 (CVSS 8.8) — An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged…
    CVE-2023-34045 (CVSS 6.6) — VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during inst…
    CVE-2023-34046 (CVSS 6.7) — VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs dur…
    CVE-2023-34044 (CVSS 7.1) — VMware Workstation( 17.x prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerab…
    CVE-2022-46706 (CVSS 7.8) — A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022…
    CVE-2022-22630 (CVSS 9.8) — A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.…
    CVE-2023-1763 (CVSS 6.5) — Canon IJ Network Tool/Ver.4.7.5 and earlier (supported OS: OS X 10.9.5-macOS 13),IJ Network Tool/Ver.4.7.3 and…
    CVE-2023-1764 (CVSS 6.5) — Canon IJ Network Tool/Ver.4.7.5 and earlier (supported OS: OS X 10.9.5-macOS 13),IJ Network Tool/Ver.4.7.3 and…

    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://support.apple.com/HT204244
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
    https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://support.apple.com/HT204244
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
    https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High