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…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-19 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-19 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1031650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 35742 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/HT204244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 71992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• macosx-cve20148835-priv-esc(100530) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 13:26 UTC.