Buffer overflow in iPadOS - CVE-2019-8798
Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30538
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8798
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
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 system privileges.
Affected software
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8798
Install update from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 13.2