Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.3.0 Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-3875. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.3.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 01/28/2020 by Brandon Azad with Google Project Zero as HT210918 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3875. 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 advisory points out:

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

Upgrading to version 13.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-150575, VDB-150597, VDB-150616 and VDB-150617 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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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: iOS/iPadOS 13.3.1

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: HT210918
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150623
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 13:48
Updated: 05/11/2025 06:48
Changes: 02/28/2020 13:48 (48), 02/28/2020 13:53 (16), 04/06/2024 15:32 (19), 05/11/2025 06:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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