CVE-2019-8710: High severity Apple tvOS vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2019
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Updated

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iCloud for Windows 11.0. 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-2019-8710

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 2.26.0 and WPE WebKit before 2.26.0.

— Red Hat

Credit

found by OSS-Fuzz, zhunki(Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi), Dongzhuo Zhao(ADLab of Venustech), Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Samuel Groß(Google Project Zero), an anonymous researcher(Trend Micro), cc(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jihui Lu(Tencent KeenLab), Junho Jang(LINE Security Team), Hanul Choi(ABLY Corporation), G. Geshev(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/webkitgtk<2.26.0
2.26.0
Apple tvOS<13
13
Apple WatchOS<6
6
Apple Icloud Windows<10.8
Apple iTunes for Windows<12.10.1
12.10.1
Apple Safari<13.0.1
13.0.1
Apple iOS<13.1
13.1
Apple iPadOS<13.1
13.1
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0
alpine/webkit2gtk<2.26.0-r0
2.26.0-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/webkitgtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.26.0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade iTunes to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.10.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.0.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.26.0-r0
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade iCloud for Windows to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade WebKitGTK to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.26.0
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade WPE WebKit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.26.0

Event History

Dec 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:33 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-8710?

CVE-2019-8710 is a vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution when processing malicious web content.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2019-8710?

CVE-2019-8710 affects WebKitGTK 2.26.0, Apple iCloud for Windows up to version 10.8, Apple Safari up to version 13.0.1, Apple watchOS up to version 6, Apple iTunes for Windows up to version 12.10.1, Apple tvOS up to version 13, Apple iOS up to version 13.1, and Apple iPadOS up to version 13.1.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8710?

CVE-2019-8710 is classified as high severity with a score of 8.8.

4

How can CVE-2019-8710 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2019-8710, users should update their software. For WebKitGTK, update to version 2.26.0. For Apple iCloud for Windows, update to version 11.0. For Apple Safari, watchOS, iTunes for Windows, tvOS, iOS, and iPadOS, update to the latest available versions.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-8710?

More information about CVE-2019-8710 can be found on the Apple support website at the following links: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210603), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607), [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604).

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