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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8572. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 (Router Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/30/2019 by Maxime Villard as HT210090/HT210091 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8572 since 02/18/2019. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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.

The entries VDB-135832, VDB-135833, VDB-135834 and VDB-135835 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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 🔍
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06/02/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

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

CVE: CVE-2019-8572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135839
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2019 18:26
Updated: 09/26/2023 09:34
Changes: 06/02/2019 18:26 (48), 07/12/2020 06:37 (1), 09/26/2023 09:32 (2), 09/26/2023 09:34 (18)
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