Buffer overflow in watchOS - CVE-2019-8747
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30529
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8747
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
watchOS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8747
Install update from vendor's website.
watchOS - update to 6.1