Apple Swift up to 5.1.0 on Ubuntu File Descriptor information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Swift up to 5.1.0 on Ubuntu. Impacted is an unknown function of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-8790. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Swift up to 5.1.0 on Ubuntu. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/28/2020 as HT210647. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8790. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 5.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Swift 5.1.1

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/28/2020 +618 days 🔍
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11/28/2020 +31 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210647
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163872

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2020 12:11
Updated: 11/28/2020 22:37
Changes: 10/28/2020 12:11 (40), 11/28/2020 22:34 (2), 11/28/2020 22:37 (18)
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