CVE-2019-7287

Apple iOS: Memory Corruption

As of , CVE-2019-7287 in Apple iOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 23 May 2022
US federal deadline
13 June 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.05Higher than 91% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.01 on 23 May 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Apple iOS contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.

CISA's description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The CVE record's description, from apple

CVE published
18 December 2019
Assigned by
apple
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

iOS: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2016-4657Webkit Memory CorruptionApple iOSPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.67; verified Exploit-DB entry0.67
CVE-2016-4655Information DisclosureApple iOSPatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.33
CVE-2016-4656Memory CorruptionApple iOSPatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.24
CVE-2021-30761WebKit Memory CorruptionApple iOSPatch soon0.11
CVE-2021-30762WebKit Use-After-FreeApple iOSPatch soon0.11
CVE-2022-42856Type ConfusionApple iOSPatch soon0.09
CVE-2021-30666WebKit Buffer OverflowApple iOSPatch soon0.03

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