First published: Thu Sep 19 2019(Updated: )
PluginKit. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Credit: an anonymous researcher an anonymous researcher an anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple iPhone OS | <13.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X | <10.15 | |
Apple iOS | <13 | 13 |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15 | 10.15 |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15.1 | 10.15.1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8715 is a memory corruption issue in PluginKit that allows an application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
CVE-2019-8715 has a severity score of 7.8, which is considered critical.
macOS Catalina 10.15.1, macOS Catalina 10.15, and iOS 13 are affected by CVE-2019-8715.
To fix CVE-2019-8715, update your macOS to version 10.15.1, apply Security Update 2019-001 or Security Update 2019-006 for macOS Catalina, or update your iOS to version 13.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-8715 on the following Apple support pages: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606.