CVE-2019-6205
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
- Record
CVE-2019-6205- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
- Record
CVE-2019-6205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15772 No score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15772- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2px-wm37-g99g
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
- Record
GHSA-w2px-wm37-g99g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | macOS < 10.14.3 / iOS < 12.1.3 XNU - 'vm_map_copy' Optimization which Requires Atomicity isn't Atomic | 2019-01-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6205 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ios, published March 5, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.06%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.