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5.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 10.14 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Encrypted PDF Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.
The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8772 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 10.15 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 147418, 147416 and 147414 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Inadequate encryptionCWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15
Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍12/18/2019 🔍
12/19/2019 🔍
03/15/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-8772 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/19/2019 09:29Updated: 03/15/2024 09:30
Changes: 12/19/2019 09:29 (39), 12/19/2019 09:34 (18), 03/15/2024 09:30 (4)
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