Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2019-8605 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A use-after-free vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-8605 and assigned CWE-416, was present in Apple platforms prior to the listed updates. The flaw stems from insufficient memory management and affects iOS before 12.3, macOS Mojave before 10.14.5, tvOS before 12.3, and watchOS before 5.2.1, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 under the vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
A local attacker who can run a malicious application on an affected device may exploit the issue to achieve arbitrary code execution with system privileges. No elevated privileges are required, though user interaction is needed to trigger the vulnerable code path.
Apple security advisories corresponding to the referenced support pages (HT210118, HT210119, HT210120, and HT210122) state that the vulnerability is resolved by the improved memory management in the listed platform releases and advise installing those updates. No further details on real-world exploitation or additional mitigations are provided in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-17995
Vulnerability Data
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 27 June 2022
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 3 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover use-after-free issues via scanning or analysis but do not prevent their introduction.
Routine patching removes known use-after-free instances after they have been introduced in released software.
Secure SDLC practices directly incorporate memory-safety tooling and reviews that prevent most use-after-free defects.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (higher-evidence rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248592 OL 8 must clear memory when it is freed to prevent use-after-free attacks. blocks CWE-416
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
- V-230279 RHEL 8 must clear memory when it is freed to prevent use-after-free attacks. blocks CWE-416
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
- V-257794 RHEL 9 must clear memory when it is freed to prevent use-after-free attacks. blocks CWE-416