CVE-2019-8538

MEDIUM

iPhone OS < 12.2, macOS Mojave < 10.14.4, watchOS < 5.2 - Denial of Service via Maliciously Crafted VCF File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted vcf file may lead to a denial of service.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209599
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209602

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0086
EPSS Percentile 54.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (3)
apple/iphone_os < 12.2
apple/mac_os_x 10.14.3 - 10.14.4
apple/watchos < 5.2
Published Oct 27, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026