What is CVE-2019-8790?

CVE-2019-8790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Swift, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8790?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Swift

CVE-2019-8790

This issue was addresses by updating incorrect URLSession file descriptors management logic to match Swift 5.0. This issue is fixed in Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu. Incorrect management of file descriptors in URLSession could lead to inadvertent…

EPSS: 0.003 (27.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Swift
Apple Swift For Ubuntu — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8790?: CVE-2019-8790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Swift, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8790?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.