PT-2020-11289 · Apple · Apple Macos

Zhiyi Zhang + 1 · Published 2020-10-27 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2019-8716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.15.1 Security Update versions prior to 2019-001 Security Update versions prior to 2019-006

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

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.15.1, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later. For systems requiring Security Update 2019-001 or 2019-006, apply the respective security update to resolve the issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-8716

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 3

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8716 · Security Note