CVE-2019-8506 (GCVE-0-2019-8506)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-12-18 17:33
Modified
2025-10-21 23:35
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CWE
- Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Impacted products
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-05-04
Due date: 2022-05-25
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8506
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