VDB-163785 · CVE-2019-8675 · HT210348

Sierra macOS up to 10.14.5 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sierra macOS up to 10.14.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8675. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sierra macOS up to 10.14.5. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/28/2020 as HT210348. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8675. The exploitability is told to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236654 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0106: cups (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0106)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.14.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236654) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1086). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

SUSE Linux
IBM QRadar SIEM

Productinfo

Vendor

Sierra

Name

macOS

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236654
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0106: cups (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0106)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 10.14.6

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/28/2020 +618 days 🔍
10/28/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2025 +1815 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: HT210348
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163785
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1086 - IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2020 09:39
Updated: 10/17/2025 04:40
Changes: 10/28/2020 09:39 (38), 11/28/2020 08:39 (2), 11/28/2020 08:43 (18), 05/18/2025 20:31 (17), 10/17/2025 04:40 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.