CVE-2019-8772: High severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published Oct 7, 2019
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Updated

An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.

Other sources

PDFKit. An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt.

Credit

Jens Müller(Ruhr University Bochum), Fabian Ising(FH M), Vladislav Mladenov(Ruhr University Bochum), Christian Mainka(Ruhr University Bochum), Sebastian Schinzel(FH M), Jörg Schwenk(Ruhr University Bochum)

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15
10.15
apple macOS Catalina<10.15.1
10.15.1
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

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-8772?

CVE-2019-8772 is a vulnerability in PDFKit that allows an attacker to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.

2

How does CVE-2019-8772 affect macOS Catalina?

CVE-2019-8772 affects macOS Catalina versions up to 10.15.1.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8772?

CVE-2019-8772 has a severity rating of 7.5, which is considered high.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-8772?

To fix CVE-2019-8772, update macOS Catalina to version 10.15.1 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-8772?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-8772 on the Apple Support website.

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