CVE-2019-8737 — Improper Input Validation in Apple Macos

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple MAC OS XApple Macos Catalina+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.15
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.15.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-vqjr-3wqm-mf6f: A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2019-8737: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006↗2019-10-29
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Apple
CVE-2019-8737: macOS Catalina 10.15↗2019-10-07
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