Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8506
Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerabili - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 18, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 18, 2021, 12:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A type confusion issue affecting multiple Apple products allows processing of maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-8506 has a 4 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-2019-8506 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 itunes
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple icloud
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
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-2019-8506.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT209599 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209602 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209603 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209604 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209605 Vendor Advisory

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, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2024, 4:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 179 different CVEs too.

DayOne: Critical Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis Platform

Python JavaScript Ruby HTML Assembly Makefile C Objective-C Shell Dockerfile

Updated: 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2023, 2:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

A collection of JavaScript engine CVEs with PoCs

javascript cve vulnerability

Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
2275 stars 387 fork 387 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2016, 1:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 179 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-2019-8506 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8506 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209599 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209599 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209601 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209601 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209602 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209602 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209603 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209603 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209604 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209604 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT209605 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209605 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.11 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.9.4 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2
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-2019-8506 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-2019-8506 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

5.17 }} -1.10%

score

0.93102

percentile

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