High 7.5Published Jan 30, 2015

CVE-2014-4492libnetcore 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…

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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.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-19
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	through 8.1.2	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.10.1	NVD
apple tvos apple:tvos	through 7.0.1	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html	vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	vendor-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134393/Mac-OS-X-Networkd-XPC-Type-Confusion-Sandbox-Escape.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	vendor-advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245	vendor-advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204246	vendor-advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35847	exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/114862
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=92	exploit

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