What is CVE-2019-8504?

CVE-2019-8504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8504?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Ios

CVE-2019-8504

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Ios — versions unspecified
Apple Iphone_os
Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8504?: CVE-2019-8504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8504?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.