Critical severity · published Dec 18, 2019
CVE-2019-8613
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management
9.8
CVSS
13.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.3% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 12.3 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 12.3 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 5.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8613
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8613
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210118
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210120
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210122
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