CVE-2019-8668
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4...
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-8668- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-8668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18058 No score
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18058- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q83-m7xx-4ggv No score
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4...
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-3q83-m7xx-4ggv- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2019-8668 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ios, published October 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.