Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2019-8555

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Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2019-8555

Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30522
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8555
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-8555

Install update from vendor's website.

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