CVE-2019-9536
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 22, 2019 at 05:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoriPhone 3GS
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'. An attacker with physical access to the device can install arbitrary firmware.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/axi0mX/alloc8x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/axi0mX/ipwndfu/blob/master/alloc8.pyCVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-755
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