CVE-2019-8578

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Airport Base Station Firmware Update
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 October 2020

Summary

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

Affected Version(s)

AirPort Base Station Firmware Update < 7.9

AirPort Base Station Firmware Update < 7.8

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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