VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8542
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- apple/icloud · apple/itunes · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209602Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209604Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209605Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209602Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209604Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209605Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.