CVE-2019-8748

HIGH

macOS < 10.15 - Out-of-bounds Write

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210634
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.15
Published Dec 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026