CVE-2019-8527 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Apple Macos

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow7 documents4 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — tvOS 12.2
▶NVDapple/tvos< 12.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Mojave 10.14.4
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — watchOS 5.2
▶NVDapple/watchos< 5.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c4q5-2fgw-8768: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8527: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation↗2019-12-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2019-8527: watchOS 5.2↗2019-03-27
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Apple
CVE-2019-8527: tvOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8527: iOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8527: macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra↗2019-03-25
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