CVE-2019-8842
lowpriority · track · 14EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. In certain configurations, a remote attacker may be able to submit arbitrary print jobs.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.6–4.3
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affected products (10)
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also known as (4)
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references (18)
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8842cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167332/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5454-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167338/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5454-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-macOS-multiple-vulnerabilities-31121cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/CUPS-vulnerability-via-ippReadIO-32122cnnvd
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