Apple iOS: A thorough security audit of the FaceTime service uncovered an issue with Live…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved validation on the FaceTime server. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update, iOS 12.1.4. A thorough security audit of the FaceTime service uncovered an issue with Live Photos .
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS | before 12.1 | 12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 10.14 | 10.14 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.14
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 10.14
33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 27 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06124 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2018-03247 This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.Priority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2019-06109 Improper certificate validation in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- Release ·
Apple iOS 12.1
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06146 Apple iOS: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user…Priority LOW 34
- TI-2018-03388 Apple iOS: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user…Priority LOW 31
- TI-2018-03373 A lock screen issue allowed access to the share function on a locked device.Priority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36r6-3vxv-93hp
References
More Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-7288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-7288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36r6-3vxv-93hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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