8.8

CVE-2019-8765: apple watchos Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8765DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8765
Published 18-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-8765 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apple watchos. EPSS estimates a 6.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
47/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 4

Timeline

  1. 18-12-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.93% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    JavaScriptCore - GetterSetter Type Confusion During DFG Compilation

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Apple1 product
  • watchos≥ unspecified, < watchOS 6.1 | < 6.1
Debian1 product
  • webkit2gtk< 2.24.4-1

3 vendors · 6 products

References

6 links