VDB-150662 · CVE-2020-3840 · HT210920

Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0 IPSec memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IPSec. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-3840. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component IPSec. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/28/2020 as HT210920 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-3840. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An off by one issue existed in the handling of racoon configuration files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

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

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Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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: tvOS 13.3.1

Timelineinfo

12/18/2019 🔍
01/28/2020 +41 days 🔍
01/28/2020 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2020 +31 days 🔍
05/12/2025 +1900 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210920
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150662
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 14:57
Updated: 05/12/2025 09:29
Changes: 02/28/2020 14:57 (45), 02/28/2020 15:02 (16), 04/07/2024 08:15 (19), 05/12/2025 09:29 (3)
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