Buffer overflow in tvOS - CVE-2019-8593
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30523
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-2019-8593
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
tvOS
tvOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8593
Install update from vendor's website.