CVE-2019-8511 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, macOS, and watchOS, which could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, but once triggered, it could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has been patched in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, and watchOS 5.2, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.14.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2CPE 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.