7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8542
Apple iOS Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Dec. 30, 2019, 6:55 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8542 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 itunes
3 Apple mac_os_x
4 Apple iphone_os
5 Apple tvos
6 Apple watchos
7 Apple icloud
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 7
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-2019-8542.

URL Resource
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/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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-8542 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8542 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 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:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/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/HT209600 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT209600 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/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-120
    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:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.14.4 *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-2019-8542 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-2019-8542 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

0.25 }} 0.03%

score

0.62702

percentile

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