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high 8.8

CVE-2019-8518 in the critical feed json

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17908

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.2%
EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple memory corruption issues were 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.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 12.2
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 12.2
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 5.2
  • Apple Safari Safari 12.1
  • Apple iTunes for Windows iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows iCloud for Windows 7.11
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.24.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8518

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.24.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8518

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  • gdm RHEL 8 1:3.28.3-22.el8
  • gjs RHEL 8 1.56.2-3.el8
  • SDL RHEL 8 1.2.15-35.el8
  • gtk3 RHEL 8 3.22.30-4.el8
  • gvfs RHEL 8 1.36.2-6.el8
  • pango RHEL 8 1.42.4-6.el8
  • baobab RHEL 8 3.28.0-2.el8
  • evince RHEL 8 3.28.4-3.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:3553RHBA-2019:2261

  • webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 2.24.1-3.24.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:1137-1

  • gtk3 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.32.4-1.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.24.1-lp150.2.19.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11506-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1374-1

  • pidgin AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • libpurple AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 AlmaLinux 8 3.32.2-1.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-xlib AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-modules AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2019:3553

  • pango Rocky Linux 8 1.42.4-6.el8
  • pidgin Rocky Linux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 Rocky Linux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 Rocky Linux 8 3.32.2-1.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2019:3553

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-8518 updated cvss 6.3

webkitgtk: malicious web content leads to arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-10.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib 2.36.12-5.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gjs 1.56.2-3.el8, gdm 3.28.3-22.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, SDL 1.2.15-35.el8, gtk3 3.22.30-4.el8, pango 1.42.4-6.el8, +82 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) mozjs60 60.9.0-3.el8, gdk-pixbuf2 2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.32.0-3.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3553
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.22.7-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.22.7-2.el7, webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 2.22.7-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.22.7-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2019:2261

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-46649)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-46649 WebKit JavaScriptCore - Out-Of-Bounds Access in FTL JIT due to LICM Moving Array Access Before the Bounds Check dos, 2019-04-03

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Apple iTunes for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.