CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $25k-$100k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel. 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 05/13/2019 by Zhuo Liang with Qihoo 360 as HT210119 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8525 since 02/18/2019. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/27/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371785 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra Not Installed (HT210119)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 134839, 134840, 134841 and 134842.
Product
Type
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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: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍05/13/2019 🔍
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11/27/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT210119
Researcher: Zhuo Liang
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8525 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 10/28/2020 08:01Updated: 11/27/2020 19:32
Changes: 10/28/2020 08:01 (49), 11/27/2020 19:29 (1), 11/27/2020 19:32 (18)
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