Is CVE-2019-8678 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8678 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8678?

CVE-2019-8678 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8678?

CVE-2019-8678 has an EPSS score of 1.83% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8678?

Upgrade webkit2gtk on debian 11 to 2.24.4-1 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8678

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, Safari 12.1.2, iTunes for Windows 12.9.6, iCloud for Windows 7.13, iCloud for Windows 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

webkit2gtkDebian

Fixed in:2.24.4-1CVE-2019-8678

libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

webkit2gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

SafariWindows application

Affected:12.1.2Fixed in:12.1.2Apple Inc.

iCloud (Legacy)Windows application

Affected:7.13Fixed in:7.13Apple Inc.

Affected:10.0 10.6Fixed in:10.6Apple Inc.

iTunesWindows application

Affected:12.9.6Fixed in:12.9.6Apple Inc.

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory7

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.