CVE-2019-8568

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.063

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Combo UpdateMac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-602005macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Combo Update
PATCH-602004macOS Mojave 10.14.6

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234