CVE-2019-8699 — A logic issue existed in the handling of answering phone calls

A logic issue existed in the handling of answering phone calls. The issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4. The initiator of a phone call may be able to cause the recipient to answer a simultaneous Walkie-Talkie connection.

01What is this vulnerability?

A logic issue existed in the handling of answering phone calls. The issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4. The initiator of a phone call may be able to cause the recipient to answer a simultaneous Walkie-Talkie connection.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS	unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-12-18T17:33:22.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T21:24:29.519Z

09References

• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT210346