Apple Safari up to 12.1.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 12.1.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-8685. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 12.1.1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function 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 weakness was released 07/22/2019 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech as HT210355 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8685 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/07/2023). The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 12.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-138557, VDB-138599, VDB-138604 and VDB-138605. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 12.1.2

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02/18/2019 🔍
07/22/2019 +154 days 🔍
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07/24/2019 +2 days 🔍
11/07/2023 +1567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210355
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138621
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 15:48
Updated: 11/07/2023 07:02
Changes: 07/24/2019 15:48 (63), 07/10/2020 21:58 (1), 11/07/2023 07:02 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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