Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0 Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-3875. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple tvOS up to 13.3.0 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 01/28/2020 by Brandon Azad with Google Project Zero as HT210920 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-3875. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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-150623 and VDB-150657 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: tvOS 13.3.1

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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: HT210920
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150663
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 14:57
Updated: 05/12/2025 09:29
Changes: 02/28/2020 14:57 (47), 02/28/2020 15:02 (16), 04/07/2024 08:20 (19), 05/12/2025 09:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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