CVE-2019-6230 — Improper Initialization in Apple Macos

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization7 documents4 sources
Severity
8.6HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 5
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3,macOS Mojave 10.14.3,tvOS 12.1.2,watchOS 5.1.3. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — tvOS 12.1.2
▶NVDapple/tvos< 12.1.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Mojave 10.14.3
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — watchOS 5.1.3
▶NVDapple/watchos< 5.1.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qpxc-2f6p-r9wg: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2019-6230: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2019-03-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2019-6230: watchOS 5.1.3↗2019-01-22
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Apple
CVE-2019-6230: iOS 12.1.3↗2019-01-22
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Apple
CVE-2019-6230: tvOS 12.1.2↗2019-01-22
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Apple
CVE-2019-6230: macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra↗2019-01-22
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CVE-2019-6230 — Improper Initialization in Apple Macos | cvebase