CVE-2019-6219 Denial of service in iOS
Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending a maliciously crafted message to Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6219?
CVE-2019-6219 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 5 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, watchOS 5.1.3. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6219?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-6219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpq3-566x-hqv3.