CVE-2019-8517
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
- Record
CVE-2019-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
- Record
CVE-2019-8517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17907 No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17907- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpwx-x69g-jr6j No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
- Record
GHSA-hpwx-x69g-jr6j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8517 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apple Ios, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.