CVE-2019-8660
Description
A memory corruption issue in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS allows remote attackers to cause application termination or arbitrary code execution.
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A memory corruption issue in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS allows remote attackers to cause application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability
CVE-2019-8660 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple's operating systems. The issue exists in an unspecified component and is triggered by improper input validation. Affected versions include iOS prior to 12.4, macOS Mojave prior to 10.14.6, tvOS prior to 12.4, and watchOS prior to 5.3 [1][2][3][4].
Exploitation
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted input to the affected system. No authentication is required, and the attacker does not need local access. The exact attack vector is not disclosed, but network-based exploitation is possible.
Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unexpected application termination (denial of service) or arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected application. The attacker may gain the ability to execute arbitrary code remotely.
Mitigation
Apple has addressed this issue in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, and watchOS 5.3, all released on July 22, 2019 [1][2][3][4]. Users should update their devices to the latest available versions. No workarounds are provided.
- About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra - Apple Support
- About the security content of iOS 12.4 - Apple Support
- About the security content of tvOS 12.4 - Apple Support
- About the security content of watchOS 5.3 - Apple Support
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Affected products
8- Range: <10.14.6
<12.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <12.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<5.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <5.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<12.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <12.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
4- support.apple.com/HT210346mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.apple.com/HT210348mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.apple.com/HT210351mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.apple.com/HT210353mitrex_refsource_MISC
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