Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-7288

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2019-7288

Published: February 8, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17436
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7288
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to improper validation on the FaceTime server. A remote attacker can cause an error in Live Photos in FaceTime and bypass security restrictions.

Affected software

Apple iOS
macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2019-7288

Update to versions 12.1.4.

Apple iOS - update to 12.1.4 16D57

External References

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