CVE-2019-8568

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
18/12/2019
Last modified:
20/12/2019

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.14.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.2.1 (excluding)