CVE-2019-8569: High severity macos mojave vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2019
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Updated

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Other sources

Touch Bar Support. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit

Viktor Oreshkin@@stek29

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.4
10.14.4
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple iOS and macOS<10.14.5

Event History

Oct 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:25 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:25 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8569?

The severity of CVE-2019-8569 is high with a severity value of 6.7.

2

How does CVE-2019-8569 affect macOS Mojave?

CVE-2019-8569 affects macOS Mojave versions up to and including 10.14.5.

3

How does CVE-2019-8569 affect High Sierra?

CVE-2019-8569 affects High Sierra, but the specific affected versions are not mentioned.

4

How does CVE-2019-8569 affect Sierra?

CVE-2019-8569 affects Sierra, but the specific affected versions are not mentioned.

5

How do I fix CVE-2019-8569?

To fix CVE-2019-8569, update to macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, or Security Update 2019-002 Sierra.

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