CVE-2019-8717 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting Apple macOS Catalina 10.15 and tvOS 13, specifically within the XNU kernel. This flaw, categorized as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), allows an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to improved memory handling not being properly implemented. It carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-47479) exists for a related double-free vulnerability in the IPComp input path. Despite the public exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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