VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8840
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Xcode 11.3. Compiling with untrusted sources may lead to arbitrary code execution with user privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- apple/xcode
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210796Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210796Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.