Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.1.3 File System Events memory corruption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.1.3 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component File System Events. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 10/28/2019 with ABC Research s.r.o. as HT210721 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8798. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/31/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Upgrading to version 13.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 144511, 144528, 144529 and 144530.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 13.2
Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍10/28/2019 🔍
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10/31/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT210721
Organization: ABC Research s.r.o.
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8798 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2019 07:33Updated: 01/31/2024 08:21
Changes: 10/31/2019 07:33 (47), 10/31/2019 07:38 (16), 01/31/2024 08:21 (5)
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