CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-8789

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2019-12-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-12-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-59

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 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted iBooks file may lead to disclosure of user information.

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 13.2) • apple iphone os (< 13.2) • apple mac os x (< 10.15.1)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References