cvelistv5 - CVE-2019-8542

CVE-2019-8542

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2019-12-18 17:33

Modified

2024-08-04 21:24

Severity ?

Summary

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

References

URL	Tags
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209599	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209600	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209601	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209602	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209604	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT209605	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Apple	iOS
	Apple	macOS
	Apple	tvOS
	Apple	watchOS
	Apple	iTunes for Windows
	Apple	iCloud for Windows

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