Buffer overflow in iPadOS - CVE-2019-8795
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30536
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-2019-8795
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 issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, tvOS 13.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Affected software
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8795
Install update from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 13.2