CVE-2019-8637 (GCVE-0-2019-8637)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-12-18 17:33
Modified
2024-08-04 21:24
Severity ?
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges
Summary
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS Version: unspecified   < iOS 12.3
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < tvOS 12.3
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < watchOS 5.2.1
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