Apple watchOS up to 6.1.1 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 6.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-3878. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.1.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code 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 weakness was published 01/28/2020 with Google Project Zero as HT210921 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 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-150571, VDB-150591, VDB-150592 and VDB-150593. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.1.2

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12/18/2019 🔍
01/28/2020 +41 days 🔍
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02/28/2020 +31 days 🔍
05/12/2025 +1900 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210921
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150595
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 13:33
Updated: 05/12/2025 13:04
Changes: 02/28/2020 13:33 (46), 02/28/2020 13:38 (16), 04/06/2024 13:34 (19), 05/12/2025 13:04 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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