CVE-2019-8734
Apple iCloud vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2019-8734 is a memory corruption vulnerability discovered in Apple's WebKit component that was disclosed and patched in September 2019. The vulnerability affects multiple Apple products including iOS 13, iCloud for Windows 7.14, iCloud for Windows 10.7, Safari 13, tvOS 13, watchOS 6, and iTunes 12.10.1 for Windows. The issue was found by OSS-Fuzz and fixed through improved memory handling (NVD, Apple Support).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a memory corruption issue in WebKit that was addressed with improved memory handling. It has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating it is network exploitable with low attack complexity, requires no privileges but does require user interaction, and can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems. This means an attacker could potentially execute malicious code by getting a user to visit a specially crafted malicious website (Apple Support).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction in the form of processing maliciously crafted web content. The attack vector is network-accessible and has low attack complexity, making it relatively straightforward to exploit if a user can be convinced to visit a malicious website (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple addressed this vulnerability by releasing security updates for affected products: iOS 13, iCloud for Windows 7.14, iCloud for Windows 10.7, Safari 13, tvOS 13, watchOS 6, and iTunes 12.10.1 for Windows. Users should update to these versions or later to protect against this vulnerability (Apple Support, Apple Support).

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