CVE-2019-8664
iPhone iMessage Malformed Message Bricking
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial of service.
Se abordó un problema de comprobación de entrada con una comprobación de entrada mejorada. Este problema se corrigió en iOS versión 12.3, watchOS versión 5.2.1. El procesamiento de un mensaje diseñado maliciosamente puede conllevar una denegación de servicio
An issue exists where a malformed iMessage can brick an iPhone. A method in IMCore can throw an NSException due to a malformed message containing a property with key IMExtensionPayloadLocalizedDescriptionTextKey with a value that is not a NSString.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
- 2019-07-04 CVE Published
- 2023-07-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210118 | 2020-10-29 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210122 | 2020-10-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | < 12.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 12.3" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" | < 5.2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 5.2.1" | - |
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