CVE-2019-8701

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT210634	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210634	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT210634 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT210634 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-12-18 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:50

NVD link : CVE-2019-8701

Mitre link : CVE-2019-8701

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-8701

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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