PT-2019-19125 · Apple · Apple Macos

Arash Tohidi · Published 2019-12-18 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-8629

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.14.5

Description A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling, allowing an application to potentially execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.14.5, update to macOS Mojave 10.14.5 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-8629

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8629 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT210119 · Vendor Advisory