Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 Audio memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Audio. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-8797. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Audio. 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 disclosed 10/29/2019 by 08Tc3wBB as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8797. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a 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.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210722
Researcher: 08Tc3wBB
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144597
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:34
Updated: 01/31/2024 13:18
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:34 (47), 10/31/2019 08:39 (16), 01/31/2024 13:18 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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