Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2019-8774
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, macOS Catalina 10.15. Parsing a maliciously crafted iBooks file may lead to a persistent denial-of-service.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipad OS
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210603 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8774?
- CVE-2019-8774 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8774?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.