CVE-2019-8509 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Published: 2020-10-27

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 10.15

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 10.15

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-17899	This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00256.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-27T19:23:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:17:31.375Z

Reserved: 2019-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-8509

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-27T20:15:14.643

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:49:58.203

Link: CVE-2019-8509

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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