High severity · published Dec 18, 2019
CVE-2019-8605
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
17.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)17.6% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 27, 2022
Federal remediation dueJul 18, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before iOS 12.3 · source: vendor, NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before macOS Mojave 10.14.5 · source: vendor
TV
tvOS · Apple
before tvOS 12.3 · source: vendor, NVD
WA
watchOS · Apple
before watchOS 5.2.1 · source: vendor, NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.14.5 · source: NVD
MP
Multiple Products · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8605
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8605
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210118
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210119
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210120
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210122
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