Check Point Advisories

Apple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-8689)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2189
Date Published:	3 Jul 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 18 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-8689
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Safari up to 12 Apple iPhone OS up to 12.0 Apple tvOS up to 12 Apple iCloud up to 7.7 Apple iTunes up to 12.9
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Apple. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-8689) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-8689)