CVE-2019-8506
Apple Inc. · published 2019-12-18
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2022-05-04).
- CISA's name for it: Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability
- CISA's description: A type confusion issue affecting multiple Apple products allows processing of maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Apple Inc. via the CVE Program.
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS | unspecified – before iOS 12.2: affected |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – before tvOS 12.2: affected |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before watchOS 5.2: affected |
| Apple | Safari | unspecified – before Safari 12.1: affected |
| Apple | iTunes for Windows | unspecified – before iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows: affected |
| Apple | iCloud for Windows | unspecified – before iCloud for Windows 7.11: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (9)
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGH — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601
- https://support.apple.com/HT209602
- https://support.apple.com/HT209603
- https://support.apple.com/HT209604
- https://support.apple.com/HT209605
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601
- https://support.apple.com/HT209602
- https://support.apple.com/HT209603
- https://support.apple.com/HT209604
- https://support.apple.com/HT209605
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8506
Source dates: published 2019-12-18, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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