CVE-2019-8705
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOStvOS
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted movie may result in the disclosure of process memory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.15v < macOS Catalina 10.15
Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below macOS Catalina 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT210634x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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