Advisory Details

October 25th, 2019

Apple macOS AudioCodecs Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-8592
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable 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 AudioCodecs module. Crafted data in a MOV file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability 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/HT210119
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-03-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-10-25 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	riusksk of VulWar Corp

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