Buffer overflow in Apple Icloud
CVE-2019-8598
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1, iTunes for Windows 12.9.5, iCloud for Windows 7.12. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.103 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.103 · newest: 0.103 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Icloud
- Apple Icloud For Windows — versions unspecified
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple Itunes
- Apple Itunes For Windows — versions unspecified
- 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/HT210124 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210125 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210212 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210122 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.checkpoint.com/2019/select-code_execution-from-using-sqlite/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8598?
- CVE-2019-8598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8598?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.