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CVE-2019-8517
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2,…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT209600 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT209602 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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