PT-2020-6187
CVE-2019-8842
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Published
2020-06-07
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
3.3
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
macOS versions prior to 10.15.2
Security Update 2019-002 Mojave versions prior to the update
Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra versions prior to the update
Description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved bounds checking, which could allow a remote attacker to submit arbitrary print jobs in certain configurations. The issue is related to the CUPS printing system and involves a buffer copy without checking the size of the input data, potentially allowing a remote attacker to impact data integrity.
Recommendations
For macOS versions prior to 10.15.2, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.2.
For Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, apply the security update.
For Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, apply the security update.
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