Apple tvOS up to 12.1.1 Kernel resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 12.1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-6208. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 12.1.1 (Digital Media Player) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was published 01/22/2019 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as HT209447 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6208 since 01/11/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121391 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371589 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra Not Installed (HT209446)).

Upgrading to version 12.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (121391) and SecurityFocus (BID 106323†). Similar entries are available at VDB-128295, VDB-130034, VDB-130004 and VDB-130005. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 121391
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 12.1.2

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12/14/2018 🔍
01/11/2019 +28 days 🔍
01/22/2019 +11 days 🔍
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01/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +2173 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209447
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130045
SecurityFocus: 106323 - SQLite CVE-2018-20346 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2019 12:47
Updated: 01/06/2025 02:39
Changes: 01/23/2019 12:47 (70), 05/04/2020 17:54 (12), 07/02/2023 14:31 (5), 01/06/2025 02:39 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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