CVE-2019-8772

HIGH

7.5

Description

An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/18/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/HT210634(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/HT210634(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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