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CVE-2019-8842
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002…
Low3.3EPSS 2.0%
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- apple
Description
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. In certain configurations, a remote attacker may be able to submit arbitrary print jobs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
- In certain configurations, a remote attacker may be able to submit arbitrary print jobs
- CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (2)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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