Out-of-bounds Read in Apple iOS
CVE-2019-8576
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT210118 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210119 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210120 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210122 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8576?
- CVE-2019-8576 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8576?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.