| CVE ID | CVE-2019-8657 |
| CVSS SCORE | 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apple |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
macOS |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parseText1Fast function. Crafted data in a DOC file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210348 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | riusksk of VulWar Corp |
