Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-7286
Published: February 8, 2019 / Updated: February 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17435
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7286
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the Foundation component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
Note: according to Ben Hawkes, team leader at Project Zero, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as 0day.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the Foundation component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
Note: according to Ben Hawkes, team leader at Project Zero, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as 0day.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7286
Update to versions 12.1.4.