CVE-2019-8801

Apple Security Advisory 2019-10-29-2

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A dynamic library loading issue existed in iTunes setup. This was addressed with improved path searching. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2. Running the iTunes installer in an untrusted directory may result in arbitrary code execution.

Un problema de carga dinámica de la biblioteca existía en la configuración de iTunes. Esto fue abordado con una mejor búsqueda de ruta. Este problema es corregido en macOS Catalina versión 10.15.1, iTunes para Windows versión 12.10.2. Ejecutar el instalador de iTunes en un directorio no confiable puede resultar en una ejecución de código arbitrario.

macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001 Mojave, Security Update 2019-006 High Sierra are now available and address code execution and denial of service vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
2019-11-01 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT210722	2019-12-30
https://support.apple.com/HT210726	2019-12-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Itunes Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes"				< 12.10.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes" and version " < 12.10.2"		windows		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.15.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.15.1"		-		Affected