{"cve":"CVE-2014-8817","nvd":{"published":"2015-01-30T11:59:29.577","modified":"2026-06-17T00:17:24.427","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-19"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html","http://support.apple.com/HT204244","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650","https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=80","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100496"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-8817","score":0.02892,"percentile":0.8691,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}