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

CVE-2019-8717 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
7
Apple MacosApple TvosApple MAC OS X+4 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — tvOS 13
▶NVDapple/tvos< 13
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Catalina 10.15

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wcgf-jrrf-r989: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
XNU - Remote Double-Free via Data Race in IPComp Input Path↗2019-10-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2019-8717: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006↗2019-10-29
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Apple
CVE-2019-8717: macOS Catalina 10.15↗2019-10-07
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Apple
CVE-2019-8717: tvOS 13↗2019-09-24
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Apple
CVE-2019-8717: iOS 13↗2019-09-19
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Apple
CVE-2019-8717: watchOS 6↗2019-09-19
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