Buffer overflow in iPadOS - CVE-2019-8786
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30531
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-2019-8786
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
iPadOS
iPadOS
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 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8786
Install update from vendor's website.