CVE-2019-8538 — Apple Macos vulnerability

6 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 58.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted vcf file may lead to a denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.14+1
▶NVDapple/watchos< 5.2
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.14.3 — 10.14.4
▶CVEListV5apple/iosunspecified — 12.2
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 12.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-68vv-mff5-qhcm: A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8538: A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation↗2020-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2019-8538: watchOS 5.2↗2019-03-27
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Apple
CVE-2019-8538: macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8538: iOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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