CVE-2019-8822: High severity tvos vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2019
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Updated

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, tvOS 13.2, Safari 13.0.3, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2, iCloud for Windows 11.0, iCloud for Windows 7.15. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Other sources

WebKit. Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

WebKitGTK Security Advisory WSA-2019-0006 describes the following issue:

CVE-2019-8822

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.24.4 and WPE WebKit before 2.24.3.

Red Hat

Credit

Cheolung Lee(LINE), Soyeon Park(SSLab at Georgia Tech), Samuel Groß(Google Project Zero), Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), found by OSS-Fuzz, JunDong Xie(Ant)

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/webkitgtk<2.24.4
2.24.4
tvOS<13.2
13.2
Apple iCloud<7.15
7.15
iTunes<12.10.2
12.10.2
Safari<13.0.3
13.0.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<13.2
13.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<13.2
13.2
Apple Icloud Windows<7.15
Apple Icloud Windows>=10.0<=10.4
iTunes<12.10.2
Safari<13.0.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<13.2
iPhone OS<13.2
tvOS<13.2

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 of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2019-8822.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8822?

The severity of CVE-2019-8822 is high with a severity score of 8.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-8822?

CVE-2019-8822 affects iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, tvOS 13.2, Safari 13.0.3, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2, iCloud for Windows 11.0, and iCloud for Windows 7.15.

4

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by processing maliciously crafted web content, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-8822?

To fix CVE-2019-8822, update to the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, Safari, iTunes for Windows, and iCloud for Windows as provided by Apple.

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