What is CVE-2019-8705?

CVE-2019-8705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8705?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8705

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted movie may result in the disclosure of process memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x
Apple Tvos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8705?: CVE-2019-8705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8705?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.