VDB-138603 · CVE-2019-8689 · HT210348

Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8689. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3, Safari 12.1.2, iTunes for Windows 12.9.6, iCloud for Windows 7.13, iCloud for Windows 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2019 with Google Project Zero as HT210348 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8689 since 02/18/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.14.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47316). See VDB-138559, VDB-138560, VDB-138561 and VDB-138562 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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macOS

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License

commercial

Website

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

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.6

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
07/22/2019 +154 days 🔍
07/22/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2019 +2 days 🔍
04/05/2025 +2082 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210348
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138603
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 15:18
Updated: 04/05/2025 14:55
Changes: 07/24/2019 15:18 (64), 07/10/2020 19:01 (1), 04/05/2025 14:55 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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