CVE-2019-8605 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, specifically in the in6_pcbdetach function. This flaw allows a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges due to improved memory management not being in place. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited, listed in the KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit code (EDB-47409, EDB-46892), with significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.14.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.