CVE-2019-8657
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted office document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted office document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-8657- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted office document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-8657- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18047 No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted office document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c7m-m9x5-2c3c No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted office document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-6c7m-m9x5-2c3c- 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-2019-8657 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.92%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.