CVE-2019-8659: High severity apple ios, ipados, and watchos vulnerability
Published Jul 22, 2019
·Updated
Messages. This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Other sources
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.3. Users removed from an iMessage conversation may still be able to alter state.
Credit
Ryan Kontos@@ryanjkontos, Will Christensen(University of Oregon)
Affected Software
2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple WatchOS<5.3
5.3
Apple WatchOS<5.3
Event History
Dec 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:33 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2019-9506
- CVE-2020-10135
- CVE-2019-8646
- CVE-2019-8647
- CVE-2019-8660
- CVE-2019-8624
- CVE-2019-8648
- CVE-2018-16860
- CVE-2019-8668
- CVE-2019-8633
- CVE-2019-13118
- CVE-2019-8659
- CVE-2019-8665
- CVE-2019-8662
- CVE-2019-8657
- CVE-2019-8682
- CVE-2019-8658
- CVE-2019-8669
- CVE-2019-8672
- CVE-2019-8676
- CVE-2019-8683
- CVE-2019-8684
- CVE-2019-8685
- CVE-2019-8688
- CVE-2019-8689
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-8659.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2019-8659?
The severity of CVE-2019-8659 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.
3
What is the affected software?
The affected software is watchOS version up to exclusive 5.3.
4
How was CVE-2019-8659 addressed?
CVE-2019-8659 was addressed with improved checks.
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How can I fix CVE-2019-8659?
To fix CVE-2019-8659, update to watchOS 5.3 or later.