Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.3.1 Image Processing use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Image Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2020 by Mohamed Ghannam as HT211102 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9768. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Upgrading to version 13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 13.4

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03/02/2020 🔍
03/24/2020 +22 days 🔍
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04/02/2020 +9 days 🔍
10/06/2020 +187 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211102
Researcher: Mohamed Ghannam
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9768 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2020 11:45
Updated: 10/06/2020 12:54
Changes: 04/02/2020 11:45 (47), 04/02/2020 11:50 (16), 10/06/2020 12:54 (2)
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