Use After Free in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware
CVE-2019-8578
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Airport_base_station_firmware
- Apple Airport Base Station Firmware Update — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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-2019-8578?
- CVE-2019-8578 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8578?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-8578 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.