What is CVE-2019-8569?

CVE-2019-8569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8569?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8569

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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-2019-8569?: CVE-2019-8569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8569?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.