CVE-2019-8605

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-8605
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-18 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-20 17:47:00 UTC
DescriptionA use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.174380000 probability, percentile 0.967960000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-27; due 2022-07-18; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApple
ProductMultiple Products
NameApple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8605

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 Not Applicable, 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 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 12.3 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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