Apple tvOS Image out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS (Digital Media Player) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was released 04/03/2021. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9955 since 03/02/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/08/2021).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-787
ATT&CK: Unknown

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03/02/2020 CVE assigned
04/03/2021 +396 days Advisory disclosed
04/03/2021 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/08/2021 +5 days VulDB last update

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Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9955 (🔒)

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Created: 04/03/2021 11:08 AM
Updated: 04/08/2021 04:07 PM
Changes: (5) source_cve_assigned source_cve_nvd_summary vulnerability_cvss2_vuldb_tempscore vulnerability_cvss3_vuldb_tempscore vulnerability_cvss3_meta_tempscore
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