Out-of-bounds Read in Apple iOS
CVE-2019-8830
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, iOS 12.4.4, watchOS 5.3.4. Processing malicious video via FaceTime may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS
- Apple watchOS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210787 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210791 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8830?
- CVE-2019-8830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8830?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.