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7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was shared 03/25/2019 with Google Project Zero as HT209599 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8506 since 02/18/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/07/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371711 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209603)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/04/2022 with a due date of 05/25/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Upgrading to version 12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 132233, 132234, 132235 and 132236 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Type confusionCWE: CWE-843
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 12.2
Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍03/25/2019 🔍
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03/26/2019 🔍
08/07/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209599
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8506 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 03/26/2019 14:47Updated: 08/07/2023 14:58
Changes: 03/26/2019 14:47 (64), 05/20/2020 14:45 (3), 08/07/2023 14:58 (4)
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