Vulnerability record

CVE-2019-7287

Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run iOS & iPadOS, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 13, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
iOS & iPadOSAppleKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2019-7287 scored CVSS 7.8: Apple iOS, Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched iOS systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7287
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/HT209520
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7287