CVE-2019-8539 — Apple Macos vulnerability

4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.14
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.14.5 — 10.14.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-62mr-jqw4-7mmr: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8539: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2020-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2019-8539: macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra↗2019-07-22
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