# CVE-2019-8842: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.15
- Published: 2020-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 10.15

## Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. In certain configurations, a remote attacker may be able to submit arbitrary print jobs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (10.15) per the references below.
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## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E

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