Use-after-free in tvOS - CVE-2019-8647
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30527
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8647
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
tvOS
tvOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8647
Install update from vendor's website.