CVE-2019-8737
Last modified
CVE-2019-8737 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac Os X | < 10.15.1 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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