Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2019-6220

 

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2019-6220

Published: January 23, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17174
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6220
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the QuartzCore component when handling malicious input. A local authenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application and rear restricted memory.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-6220

Update to version 10.14.3.

Sources