CVE-2019-8767 describes a critical memory consumption vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, specifically macOS Catalina 10.15 and earlier versions. Processing a maliciously crafted string could lead to heap corruption, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it known to be actively exploited, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.