CVE-2019-8552 — Improper Initialization in Apple Macos

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization7 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.71%
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 memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate 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 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-jfp6-qr5w-p7vw: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8552: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2019-12-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2019-8552: watchOS 5.2↗2019-03-27
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Apple
CVE-2019-8552: tvOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8552: iOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8552: macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra↗2019-03-25
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