What is CVE-2019-8581?

CVE-2019-8581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8581?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

CVE-2019-8581

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. 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 leak memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th 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)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

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-2019-8581?: CVE-2019-8581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8581?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.