VDB-150571 · CVE-2020-3878 · HT210919

Apple macOS up to 10.15.2 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-3878. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was released 01/28/2020 with Google Project Zero as HT210919 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-3878. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

Upgrading to version 10.15.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-150559, VDB-150560, VDB-150561 and VDB-150562. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.3

Timelineinfo

12/18/2019 🔍
01/28/2020 +41 days 🔍
01/28/2020 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2020 +31 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210919
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150571
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 13:21
Updated: 05/11/2025 10:51
Changes: 02/28/2020 13:21 (47), 02/28/2020 13:26 (17), 04/06/2024 10:39 (18), 05/11/2025 10:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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