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high 7.1

CVE-2019-8576 json

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17966

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 12.3
  • Apple macOS macOS Mojave 10.14.5
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 12.3
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 5.2.1

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Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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