CVE-2019-8527

moderate-risk
Published 2019-12-18

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Do I need to act?

~
1.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209599
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209600
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209601
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209602
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209599
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209600
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209601
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT209602
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low