CVE-2019-8789

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 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 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted iBooks file may lead to disclosure of user information.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-8789
  • Assigner
  • product-security@apple.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-12-18T18:15:41
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-12-23T14:44:25
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:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.15.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • 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/HT210721 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210722 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8789
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8789
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:56:03 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 08:18:36 2019-12-18T18:15Z 2019-12-18T18:15:41 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 08:18:36 2019-12-23T14:44:25 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 08:18:36 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated