CVE-2019-8801

Summary

CVECVE-2019-8801
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-18 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-30 21:20:00 UTC
DescriptionA dynamic library loading issue existed in iTunes setup. This was addressed with improved path searching. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2. Running the iTunes installer in an untrusted directory may result in arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Itunes All All All All
Application Apple Itunes All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iTunes 12.10.2 for Windows - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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