Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-6206

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-6206

Published: January 23, 2019 / Updated: January 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17158
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6206
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to improper state management in the Keyboard component with autofill resuming after it was canceled. A remote attacker can cause password autofill fill in passwords after they were manually cleared.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-6206

Update to version 12.1.3.

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