CVE-2019-8578 — Use After Free in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware Update

CWE-416 — Use After Free4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
2.9%
top 13.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple Airport Base Station Firmware UpdateApple Airport Base Station Firmware
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/airport_base_station_firmware_updateunspecified — 7.9+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4376-93v6-4h5m: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8578: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2020-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2019-8578: AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1↗2019-06-20
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