CWE Code: 19
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 10.0
CWE Name:  Data Processing Errors
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2015-01-30
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-08