CVE-2019-8568

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-8568
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-18 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-20 21:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 5.2.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 12.3 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 12.3 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
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