What is CVE-2019-8737?

CVE-2019-8737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8737?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8737

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

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-2019-8737?: CVE-2019-8737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8737?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.