CVE-2019-8807: Critical severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published Oct 29, 2019
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Updated

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Other sources

Intel Graphics Driver. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit

Yu Wang(Didi Research America)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15.1
10.15.1
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.1

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-8807.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'Intel Graphics Driver. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.'

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8807?

The severity of CVE-2019-8807 is critical with a severity score of 7.8.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-8807?

macOS Catalina versions up to 10.15.1 and Mac OS X versions up to 10.15.1 are affected by CVE-2019-8807.

5

How can CVE-2019-8807 be fixed?

CVE-2019-8807 can be fixed by updating to macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or a higher version.

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