Type confusion in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-6214

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17153

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6214

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the IOKit component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger type confusion error and circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Apple iOS
watchOS
macOS
tvOS

Update to version 12.1.3.

Apple iOS - update to 12.1.3 16D39
watchOS - update to 5.1.3
macOS - update to 10.14.3 18D42
tvOS - update to 12.1.2

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209443

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS