VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8723
Compiling code without proper input validation could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privilege.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple issues in ld64 in the Xcode toolchains were addressed by updating to version ld64-507.4. This issue is fixed in Xcode 11.0. Compiling code without proper input validation could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privilege.
- 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
- 1.88% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/xcode
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT210609Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210609Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.