Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-8588. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 05/30/2019 as HT210090/HT210091 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8588 since 02/18/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A null pointer dereference 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.

See VDB-135832, VDB-135834, VDB-135835 and VDB-135836 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirPort Base Station 7.8.1/7.9.1

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02/18/2019 🔍
05/30/2019 +101 days 🔍
05/30/2019 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210090/HT210091
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135833
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2019 18:24
Updated: 09/26/2023 09:01
Changes: 06/02/2019 18:24 (46), 07/11/2020 18:46 (1), 09/26/2023 08:57 (2), 09/26/2023 09:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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