CVE-2019-9536

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Published Nov 22, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'. An attacker with physical access to the device can install arbitrary firmware.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iPhone

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3GS`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone_3gs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-18908	Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'. An attacker with physical access to the device can install arbitrary firmware.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.486% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/axi0mX/alloc8
https://github.com/axi0mX/ipwndfu/blob/master/alloc8.py

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone 3gs

Weaknesses

CWE-755

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Nov 22, 2019, 5:41 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:54 PM
Reserved: Mar 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 22, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM

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