Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 AirPort Base Station Firmware use after free

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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 rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-8578. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/30/2019 by Maxime Villard as HT210090/HT210091 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8578 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

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.

Similar entries are available at VDB-135832, VDB-135833, VDB-135834 and VDB-135836. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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 🔍
05/30/2019 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210090/HT210091
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135835
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2019 18:24
Updated: 09/26/2023 09:11
Changes: 06/02/2019 18:24 (47), 07/11/2020 18:52 (1), 09/26/2023 09:09 (2), 09/26/2023 09:11 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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