CVE-2019-8605 - A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management

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HIGH KEV

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management

Published Dec 18, 2019 ·Due Jul 18, 2022

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 17.61%

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected products

Vendor Apple Product iOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <iOS 12.3
Vendor Apple Product macOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <macOS Mojave 10.14.5
Vendor Apple Product tvOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <tvOS 12.3
Vendor Apple Product watchOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <watchOS 5.2.1

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Apple

iOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<iOS 12.3

Apple

macOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<macOS Mojave 10.14.5

Apple

tvOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<tvOS 12.3

Apple

watchOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<watchOS 5.2.1

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-416

Use After Free

References (5)

https://support.apple.com/HT210118
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210119
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210120
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210122
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8605
government-resourceUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT210118		x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210119		x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210120		x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210122		x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8605		government-resourceUS Government Resource