CVE-2019-8521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Published: 2019-12-18

Score: 5.5 Medium

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

iOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< iOS 12.2

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< macOS Mojave 10.14.4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	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-2019-17911	This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00213.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/HT209599
https://support.apple.com/HT209600

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2019-12-18T17:33:16.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:17:31.575Z

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

Link: CVE-2019-8521

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-18T18:15:23.910

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:49:59.580

Link: CVE-2019-8521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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