VDB-134885 · CVE-2019-8622 · HT210119

Apple macOS up to 10.14.4 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 10.14.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-8622. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.4 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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 bug was discovered 05/13/2019. The weakness was published 05/13/2019 with Google Project Zero as HT210119 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8622 since 02/18/2019. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371784 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT210123)).

Upgrading to version 10.14.5 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 Exploit-DB (46888). Similar entries are available at VDB-134839, VDB-134840, VDB-134841 and VDB-134842. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.5

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02/18/2019 🔍
05/13/2019 +84 days 🔍
05/13/2019 +0 days 🔍
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05/15/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +2068 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210119
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134885
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 08:57
Updated: 01/11/2025 11:18
Changes: 05/15/2019 08:57 (64), 06/11/2020 09:20 (3), 09/18/2023 14:10 (4), 01/11/2025 11:18 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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