CVE-2019-8545

Apple Security Advisory 2019-3-25-2

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Un problema de corrupción de memoria fue abordado mejorando la administración del estado. Este problema es corregido en iOS versión 12.2, macOS Mojave versión 10.14.4, tvOS versión 12.2, watchOS versión 5.2. Un usuario local puede ser capaz de causar la terminación inesperada del sistema o leer la memoria del kernel.

macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra are now available and addresses buffer overflow, bypass, and code execution vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
2019-03-26 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT209599	2020-08-24
https://support.apple.com/HT209600	2020-08-24
https://support.apple.com/HT209601	2020-08-24
https://support.apple.com/HT209602	2020-08-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 12.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 12.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.14.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 12.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 12.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 5.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 5.2"		-		Affected