CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-8772

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT210634 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-12-18 06:15

Updated : 2022-01-01 08:08

NVD link : CVE-2019-8772

Mitre link : CVE-2019-8772

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo