CVE-2019-8741 Denial of service in iCloud for Windows
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Apple operating systems and applications via improved input validation flaws.
- 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-2019-8741?
CVE-2019-8741 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 28 Feb 2020. 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 input validation.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8741?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Icloud, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8741 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-2019-8741 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8741 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Icloud
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33vg-9h99-96pc.