Is CVE-2019-6205 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-6205 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-6205?

CVE-2019-6205 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-6205?

CVE-2019-6205 has an EPSS score of 4.06% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6205?

Upgrade iphone os to 12.1.3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-6205

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 12.1.3Fixed in:12.1.3CVE-2019-6205derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.14.3Fixed in:10.14.3CVE-2019-6205derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 12.1.2Fixed in:12.1.2CVE-2019-6205derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

packetstormsecurity.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.