Apple tvOS prior 13.0 Text File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Text File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8745. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Text File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13, iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, iCloud for Windows 7.14. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8745 since 02/18/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 13.0

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
12/18/2019 +303 days 🔍
12/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2024 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-8745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147437
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2019 09:20
Updated: 03/15/2024 10:54
Changes: 12/19/2019 09:20 (37), 12/19/2019 09:25 (18), 03/15/2024 10:54 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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