Apple macOS 10.14 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS 10.14. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-8717. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS 10.14 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. 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. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8717 since 02/18/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47479). The entries VDB-143373 and VDB-147428 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
12/18/2019 +303 days 🔍
12/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/08/2025 +1847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147402
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2019 09:11
Updated: 01/08/2025 20:32
Changes: 12/19/2019 09:11 (39), 12/19/2019 09:16 (18), 03/15/2024 08:45 (4), 01/08/2025 20:32 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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