CVE-2019-8830

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 27, 2020 at 07:54 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, iOS 12.4.4, watchOS 5.3.4. Processing malicious video via FaceTime may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 13.3

Affected range stops below 13.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 12.4v < 13.312.0.0 ≤ v < 12.4.4

Affected range stops below 12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.15v < 10.15.2v < 13.3v < 5.3v < 6.1

Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.15.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 13.3

Affected range stops below 13.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 5.3.46.0.0 ≤ v < 6.1.1

Affected range stops below 5.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references