VDB-144593 · CVE-2019-8716 · HT210722

Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 AppleGraphicsControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-8716. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2019 by Zhuo Liang with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8716. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 10.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-144590, VDB-144591, VDB-144592 and VDB-144594 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 +253 days 🔍
10/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/31/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210722
Researcher: Zhuo Liang
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144593
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:33
Updated: 01/31/2024 12:51
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:33 (47), 10/31/2019 08:38 (2), 01/31/2024 12:44 (3), 01/31/2024 12:51 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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