CVE-2019-8508
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8508- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17898 No score
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17898- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q75j-9wc8-vjg7 No score
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
GHSA-q75j-9wc8-vjg7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8508 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.