CVE-2019-8767
First published: Mon Oct 07 2019(Updated: )
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. Processing a maliciously crafted string may lead to heap corruption.
Credit: product-security@apple.com Stephen Zeisberg Stephen Zeisberg
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac OS X | <10.15 | |
| Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15 | 10.15 |
| Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15.1 | 10.15.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722 (Advisory)
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2019-8748
- CVE-2019-11041
- CVE-2019-11042
- CVE-2019-8706
- CVE-2019-8850
- CVE-2019-8774
- CVE-2019-8753
- CVE-2019-8705
- CVE-2019-8592
- CVE-2019-8741
- CVE-2019-8825
- CVE-2019-8757
- CVE-2019-8736
- CVE-2019-8767
- CVE-2019-8737
- CVE-2019-8776
- CVE-2019-8509
- CVE-2019-8746
- CVE-2018-12152
- CVE-2018-12153
- CVE-2018-12154
- CVE-2019-8759
- CVE-2019-8758
- CVE-2019-8755
- CVE-2019-8703
- CVE-2019-8809
- CVE-2019-8744
- CVE-2019-8717
- CVE-2019-8709
- CVE-2019-8781
- CVE-2019-8749
- CVE-2019-8756
- CVE-2019-8750
- CVE-2019-8799
- CVE-2019-8826
- CVE-2019-8730
- CVE-2019-8772
- CVE-2019-8708
- CVE-2019-8715
- CVE-2019-8855
- CVE-2019-8770
- CVE-2019-8701
- CVE-2019-8761
- CVE-2019-8745
- CVE-2019-8831
- CVE-2019-8769
- CVE-2019-8768
- CVE-2019-8854
- CVE-2019-8787
- CVE-2019-8796
- CVE-2019-8824
- CVE-2019-8803
- CVE-2019-8817
- CVE-2019-8716
- CVE-2019-8788
- CVE-2019-8785
- CVE-2019-8797
- CVE-2019-8789
- CVE-2017-7152
- CVE-2019-8798
- CVE-2019-8784
- CVE-2019-8807
- CVE-2019-8801
- CVE-2019-8794
- CVE-2019-8786
- CVE-2019-8829
- CVE-2019-8802
- CVE-2019-8858
- CVE-2019-8805
- CVE-2019-8754
- CVE-2019-15126
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-8767.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-8767?
CVE-2019-8767 has a severity rating of 9.8 (Critical).
How does this vulnerability affect macOS Catalina?
This vulnerability affects macOS Catalina versions up to and exclusive of 10.15.1.
What is the recommended remedy for this vulnerability?
The recommended remedy for this vulnerability is to update to macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or install the corresponding security updates (Security Update 2019-001, Security Update 2019-006).
What could happen if a maliciously crafted string is processed with this vulnerability?
Processing a maliciously crafted string may lead to heap corruption.
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/apple-support
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple mac os x
- canonical/apple macos catalina