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CVE-2019-8506

Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 18.1%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
18.11% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 4 May 2022 · due 25 May 2022
Weakness
CWE-843
Affected
apple/icloud · apple/itunes · apple/safari · apple/iphone os · apple/tvos · apple/watchos · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
product-security@apple.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8506

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.