CVEs / CVE-2019-8605
CVE-2019-8605: Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 27 Jun 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 17.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS could allow a malicious application to execute code with system privileges.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS | from unspecified, before iOS 12.3 | iOS 12.3 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before macOS Mojave 10.14.5 | macOS Mojave 10.14.5 |
| Apple tvOS | from unspecified, before tvOS 12.3 | tvOS 12.3 |
| Apple watchOS | from unspecified, before watchOS 5.2.1 | watchOS 5.2.1 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 27 Jun 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 18 Jul 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2019-8605 on NVD
- CVE-2019-8605 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/HT210118 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8605 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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