VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8578
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.72% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- apple/airport base station firmware
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.