CVE-2019-8738 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Xcode

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Xcode
Timeline
PublishedDec 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Xcode 11.0. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/xcodeunspecified — Xcode 11.0
▶NVDapple/xcode< 11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mj29-pjf5-8x9g: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8738: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management↗2019-12-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2019-8738: Xcode 11.0↗2019-09-20
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