A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/22/2019 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as HT209446 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6208. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371589 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra Not Installed (HT209446)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See 128295, 130004, 130005 and 130006 for similar entries.

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