CVE-2014-4492 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 19.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not verify that certain values have the expected data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in an _networkd context via a crafted XPC message from a sandboxed app, as demonstrated by lack of verification of the XPC dictionary data type.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 19.73% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-19 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | tvos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX networkd - 'effective_audit_token' XPC Type Confusion Sandbox Escape | 2015-01-20 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134393/Mac-OS-X-Networkd-XPC-Type-Confusion-Sandbox-Escape.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245
- http://support.apple.com/HT204246
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35847
- http://www.osvdb.org/114862
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=92
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134393/Mac-OS-X-Networkd-XPC-Type-Confusion-Sandbox-Escape.html
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- http://support.apple.com/HT204245
- http://support.apple.com/HT204246
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35847
- http://www.osvdb.org/114862
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=92
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