CVE-2019-8520 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A malicious application can read restricted memory due to an out-of-bounds read in macOS, requiring a system update to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-8520?

CVE-2019-8520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8520?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8520?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-8520 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8520 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3chr-56pg-h55f.

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