CVE-2019-8839

Published: Oct 27, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Before 10.15.2

Related CWEs

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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