gsd-2014-8835
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
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Aliases
CVE-2014-8835


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-08T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2015-01-30T11:59Z"
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