Apple iOS/iPadOS Application memory corruption

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7.5	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Application Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1.2, iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, tvOS 13.3.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was published 10/28/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8836 since 02/18/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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Smartphone Operating System

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Apple

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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