Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.1.3 Audio memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.1.3 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/28/2019 as HT210721 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8797. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

A public exploit has been developed by 08Tc3wBB in Objective-C and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 13.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: 08Tc3wBB
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 13.2

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02/18/2019 🔍
10/28/2019 +252 days 🔍
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10/31/2019 +3 days 🔍
11/11/2019 +11 days 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210721
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8797 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 10/31/2019 07:36
Updated: 01/31/2024 08:15
Changes: 10/31/2019 07:36 (45), 11/12/2019 07:30 (19), 11/12/2019 07:31 (3), 01/31/2024 08:15 (8)
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Committer: misc

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