CVE-2019-8568

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-8568
  • Assigner
  • product-security@apple.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-12-18T18:15:26
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-12-20T21:29:51
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.14.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.2.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT210118 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210119 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210122 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210120 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8568
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8568
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:56:07 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 08:10:03 2019-12-18T18:15Z 2019-12-18T18:15:26 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 08:10:03 2019-12-20T21:29:51 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 08:10:03 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated