Is CVE-2019-8705 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8705 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8705?

CVE-2019-8705 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8705?

CVE-2019-8705 has an EPSS score of 0.87% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8705?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8705

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted movie may result in the disclosure of process memory.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.15Fixed in:10.15CVE-2019-8705derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 13Fixed in:13CVE-2019-8705derived 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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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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.