8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8745
Apple Text File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13, iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, iCloud for Windows 7.14. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8745 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 tvos
5 Apple icloud
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-2019-8745.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT210634 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210635 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210636 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210637 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722
https://support.apple.com/HT210634 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210635 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210636 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210637 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-8745 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8745 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT210634
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT210635
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT210636
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT210637
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722
  • 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-125 CWE-120 CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 26, 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT210634 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT210634 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT210635 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT210635 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT210636 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT210636 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT210637 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT210637 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.14 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.7 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.10.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

1.26 }} -0.04%

score

0.85346

percentile

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