Apple tvOS up to 12.3 Quick Look use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 12.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Quick Look. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8662. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 12.3 (Digital Media Player). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Quick Look. 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 shared 07/22/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as HT210351 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8662 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 12.4 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 (47608). The entries VDB-138547, VDB-138576, VDB-138627 and VDB-138628 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 12.4

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02/18/2019 🔍
07/22/2019 +154 days 🔍
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07/24/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +2009 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210351
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138634
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 15:54
Updated: 01/22/2025 23:41
Changes: 07/24/2019 15:54 (63), 07/11/2020 07:31 (1), 11/07/2023 08:15 (4), 01/22/2025 23:41 (22)
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