CVE-2019-8755: Null Pointer Dereference
Published Oct 7, 2019
·Updated
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.
Other sources
IOGraphics. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
Credit
Lilang Wu, Moony Li(Trend Micro)
Affected Software
2 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15
10.15
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15
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-2019-8748
- CVE-2019-11041
- CVE-2019-11042
- CVE-2019-8706
- CVE-2019-8850
- CVE-2019-8774
- CVE-2019-8753
- CVE-2019-8705
- CVE-2019-8592
- CVE-2019-8741
- CVE-2019-8825
- CVE-2019-8757
- CVE-2019-8736
- CVE-2019-8767
- CVE-2019-8737
- CVE-2019-8776
- CVE-2019-8509
- CVE-2019-8746
- CVE-2018-12152
- CVE-2018-12153
- CVE-2018-12154
- CVE-2019-8759
- CVE-2019-8758
- CVE-2019-8755
- CVE-2019-8703
- CVE-2019-8809
- CVE-2019-8744
- CVE-2019-8717
- CVE-2019-8709
- CVE-2019-8781
- CVE-2019-8749
- CVE-2019-8756
- CVE-2019-8750
- CVE-2019-8799
- CVE-2019-8826
- CVE-2019-8730
- CVE-2019-8772
- CVE-2019-8708
- CVE-2019-8715
- CVE-2019-8855
- CVE-2019-8770
- CVE-2019-8701
- CVE-2019-8761
- CVE-2019-8745
- CVE-2019-8831
- CVE-2019-8769
- CVE-2019-8768
- CVE-2019-8854
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-8755.
2
What is the severity rating of CVE-2019-8755?
The severity rating of CVE-2019-8755 is high.
3
What is the description of CVE-2019-8755?
CVE-2019-8755 is a logic issue in IOGraphics that was addressed with improved restrictions. It allows a malicious application to determine kernel memory layout.
4
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-8755?
CVE-2019-8755 affects macOS Catalina 10.15 and earlier versions.
5
How can I fix CVE-2019-8755?
To fix CVE-2019-8755, update your macOS to version 10.15 or later.