What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-6224

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2, watchOS 5.1.3. A remote attacker may be able to initiate a FaceTime call causing arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 12.1.3 — fixed in 12.1.3
• macOS: before 10.14.3 — fixed in 10.14.3
• Apple Tv Os: before 12.1.2 — fixed in 12.1.2
• Apple watchOS: before 5.1.3 — fixed in 5.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 12.1.3; macOS 10.14.3; Apple Tv Os 12.1.2; Apple watchOS 5.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106739
• https://support.apple.com/HT209443
• https://support.apple.com/HT209446
• https://support.apple.com/HT209447
• https://support.apple.com/HT209448
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46433/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106739
• https://support.apple.com/HT209443
• https://support.apple.com/HT209446
• https://support.apple.com/HT209447
• https://support.apple.com/HT209448
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46433/

Get alerted when CVE-2019-6224 or the next vulnerability affects your stack