CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component System Extensions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
The weakness was released 10/29/2019 by Scott Knight with Vmware as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8805. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement.
Upgrading to version 10.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 144590, 144591, 144592 and 144593.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1
Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍10/29/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 🔍
10/31/2019 🔍
01/31/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT210722
Researcher: Scott Knight
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8805 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 10/31/2019 08:40Updated: 01/31/2024 15:17
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:40 (48), 10/31/2019 08:45 (17), 01/31/2024 15:17 (4)
Complete: 🔍
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