CVE-2019-8702: Medium severity tvos vulnerability

Published Jul 22, 2019
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Updated

Game Center. This issue was addressed with a new entitlement.

Other sources

This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra, iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4. A local user may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Credit

Min (Spark) Zheng, Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Inc), Min (Spark) Zheng, Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Inc), Min (Spark) Zheng, Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Inc)

Affected Software

28 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<12.4
12.4
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.6
10.14.6
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple iOS<12.4
12.4
Apple iPhone OS<12.4
Apple iOS and macOS<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.12<10.12.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2017-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2017-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2018-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.12.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple tvOS<12.4

Event History

Dec 23, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:48 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-8702?

CVE-2019-8702 is a vulnerability that allows a local user to read a persistent account identifier in Game Center.

2

How is CVE-2019-8702 fixed?

CVE-2019-8702 is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra, iOS 12.4, and tvOS 12.4.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8702?

The severity of CVE-2019-8702 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2019-8702?

CVE-2019-8702 affects users of macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, iOS, and tvOS versions up to and exclusive of 10.14.6, 12.4, and 12.4 respectively.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-8702?

More information about CVE-2019-8702 can be found on Apple's support page: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210351](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210351)

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