CVE-2019-6224: apple ios

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-6224 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in apple ios. EPSS estimates a 8.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-03-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2, watchOS 5.1.3. A remote attacker may be able to initiate a FaceTime call causing arbitrary code execution.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.