CVE-2019-8761 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple Macos

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.66%
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

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. Parsing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to disclosure of user information.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-pqjh-mmh7-2g8c: This issue was addressed with improved checks↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2019-8761: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006↗2019-10-29
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Apple
CVE-2019-8761: macOS Catalina 10.15↗2019-10-07
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