Buffer overflow in watchOS - CVE-2019-8750
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30530
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-2019-8750
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
watchOS
watchOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1, iCloud for Windows 11.0. Multiple issues in libxslt.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8750
Install update from vendor's website.