VDB-134957 · CVE-2019-8608 · HT210120

Apple tvOS up to 12.2.1 WebKit use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 12.2.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8608. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 12.2.1 (Digital Media Player). This issue affects an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2019. The weakness was disclosed 05/13/2019 by G. Geshev with Zero Day Initiative as HT210120 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8608 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371784 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT210123)).

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

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Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: tvOS 12.3

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
05/13/2019 +84 days 🔍
05/13/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2019 +2 days 🔍
09/19/2023 +1588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210120
Researcher: G. Geshev
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134957
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 09:27
Updated: 09/19/2023 08:47
Changes: 05/15/2019 09:27 (64), 06/11/2020 16:25 (3), 09/19/2023 08:47 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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