Apple iOS up to 12.2 Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8576. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 12.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/13/2019 with Google Project Zero as HT210118 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8576 since 02/18/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 371785 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra Not Installed (HT210119)).

Upgrading to version 12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-134840, VDB-134841, VDB-134842 and VDB-134843. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.3

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02/18/2019 🔍
05/13/2019 +84 days 🔍
05/13/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2019 +2 days 🔍
09/18/2023 +1587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210118
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134895
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 09:06
Updated: 09/18/2023 14:33
Changes: 05/15/2019 09:06 (64), 06/11/2020 09:47 (2), 09/18/2023 14:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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