"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history. The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A user may be unable to delete browsing history items.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4035 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderatewebkitgtk4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.28.2-2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.28.2-2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7.ppc, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7.ppc, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7
- RHSA-2019:3553 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating LowGNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) accountsservice-devel-0.6.50-7.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-2.36.12-5.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel-2.36.12-5.el8 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SDL-1.2.15-35.el8, SDL-devel-1.2.15-35.el8, accountsservice-0.6.50-7.el8 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-3.el8, mozjs60-60.9.0-3.el8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apple macOS — GLSA-202003-22
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06332 An issue existed in the drawing of web page elements.Priority LOW 23
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3553 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3553 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3553 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4035 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8768
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc3m-grrh-hxmp
References
More Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-8768 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8768 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xc3m-grrh-hxmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-8768 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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