VDB-132352 · CVE-2019-8519 · HT209600

Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 Graphics Drivers out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Graphics Drivers. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-8519. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Graphics Drivers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An application may be able to read restricted memory.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2019 by Juwei Lin with Zero Day Initiative as HT209600 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8519 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371712 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2019-3-25-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.14.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104423†). The entries VDB-119252, VDB-132233, VDB-132234 and VDB-132235 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.4

Timelineinfo

06/07/2018 🔍
02/18/2019 +256 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +35 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +0 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/21/2020 +422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209600
Researcher: Juwei Lin
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132352
SecurityFocus: 104423 - Perl CVE-2018-12015 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:24
Updated: 05/21/2020 08:21
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:24 (68), 05/21/2020 08:21 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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