CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-8790

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Oct 27, 2020 | Modified: Nov 03, 2020
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

This issue was addresses by updating incorrect URLSession file descriptors management logic to match Swift 5.0. This issue is fixed in Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu. Incorrect management of file descriptors in URLSession could lead to inadvertent data disclosure.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Swift Apple * 5.1.1 (excluding)

References