Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8817

Description

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.1
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.10.2

Patches

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References

code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdExploit
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204244nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496nvd

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