CVE-2019-8573 Denial of service in iOS
A remote attacker can cause a system denial of service in Apple iOS and macOS due to an input validation issue.
- 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-2019-8573?
CVE-2019-8573 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 27 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, iOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause a system denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8573?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8573 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-2019-8573 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8573 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff6q-c9g5-7xw7.