Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-8581. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/30/2019 as HT210090/HT210091 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8581 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

Upgrading to version 7.8.1 or 7.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirPort Base Station 7.8.1/7.9.1

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
05/30/2019 +101 days 🔍
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06/02/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210090/HT210091
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135832
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2019 18:23
Updated: 09/26/2023 08:54
Changes: 06/02/2019 18:23 (45), 07/12/2020 06:33 (1), 09/26/2023 08:50 (2), 09/26/2023 08:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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