What is CVE-2019-8716?

CVE-2019-8716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8716?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8716

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th 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 Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8716?: CVE-2019-8716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8716?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.