7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-6225
Apple iOS tvOS macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-6225 has a 16 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6225 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-6225.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106695 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT209443 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209446 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209447 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46248/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
230 stars 36 fork 36 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2021, 8:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

Here is some resources about macOS/iOS system security.

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
496 stars 49 fork 49 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2020, 8:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 166 different CVEs too.

OS 12.0 & 12.1.2 - Jailbreak with CVE-2019-6225

C Objective-C C++

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2019, 9:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C Objective-C C++

Updated: 5 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2019, 3:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Makefile C Objective-C

Updated: 4 years, 7 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : June 30, 2019, 5:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

An iOS kernel exploit for iOS 11 through 12.1.2. Works on A7 - A11 devices.

Makefile Objective-C C

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
103 stars 23 fork 23 watcher
Born at : March 2, 2019, 11:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

An iOS kernel exploit for iOS 11 through 12.1.2. Non-SMAP (<=A9) devices only.

Makefile Objective-C C

Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks ago
80 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2019, 8:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C Objective-C C++

Updated: 5 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2019, 6:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Objective-C C Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2019, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

iOS 12.0 -> 12.1.2 Incomplete Osiris Jailbreak with CVE-2019-6225 by GeoSn0w (FCE365)

C Objective-C C++

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
15 stars 67 fork 67 watcher
Born at : Jan. 31, 2019, 1:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

iOS/macOS: task_swap_mach_voucher() does not respect MIG semantics leading to use-after-free

Objective-C C

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 30, 2019, 11:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Obtains the kernel task port and establishes a kernel function calling primitive on the iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and iPhone 8 running iOS 12.1.2

Objective-C C Python

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
28 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Jan. 29, 2019, 6:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-6225 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-6225 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209443 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209443 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106695 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106695 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209446 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209446 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46248/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46248/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209447 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209447 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.14.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46248/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106695 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-6225 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-6225 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.03%

score

0.58976

percentile

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