Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2019-8661 — Use After Free in Apple Macos

CWE-416 — Use After Free5 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
5.0%
top 10.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple MAC OS XApple Macos Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra Security Update 2019-0
Timeline
PublishedDec 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6. 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 Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Mojave 10.14.6
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.14.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qp2w-5j73-m364: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2022-05-24
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Project0
The Fully Remote Attack Surface of the iPhone - Project Zero↗2019-08-01
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
macOS iMessage - Heap Overflow when Deserializing↗2019-08-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2019-8661: macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra↗2019-07-22
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