High severity · published Dec 18, 2019
CVE-2019-8604
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.14.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8604
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8604
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210119
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