CVE-2019-8540

medium

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT209602

https://support.apple.com/HT209601

https://support.apple.com/HT209600

https://support.apple.com/HT209599

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-12-18

Updated: 2019-12-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium