CVE-2019-8745
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOStvOSiTunes
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13, iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, iCloud for Windows 7.14. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 7.14v < iCloud for Windows 10.7v < iCloud for Windows 7.1410.0 ≤ v < 10.7
Affected range stops below 10.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iCloud for Windows 10.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iCloud for Windows 7.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 12.10.1v < iTunes for Windows 12.10.1
Affected range stops below 12.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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:
References (5)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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