VDB-144608 · CVE-2019-8784 · HT210722

Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 Graphics Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Graphics Driver. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-8784. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Graphics Driver. 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. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2, iCloud for Windows 11.0, iCloud for Windows 7.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2019 by Vasiliy Vasilyev and Ilya Finogeev as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8784. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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-144537, VDB-144590, VDB-144591 and VDB-144592 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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: Vasiliy Vasilyev, Ilya Finogeev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144608
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:37
Updated: 01/31/2024 14:24
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:37 (47), 10/31/2019 08:42 (17), 01/31/2024 14:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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