Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4 IPSec out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPSec. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9837. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4 (Digital Media Player). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IPSec. 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. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

The weakness was released 05/26/2020 by Thijs Alkemade with Computest as HT211171 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9837. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Upgrading to version 13.4.5 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-155707, VDB-155708, VDB-155709 and VDB-155710. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 13.4.5

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03/02/2020 🔍
05/26/2020 +85 days 🔍
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05/29/2020 +3 days 🔍
10/19/2020 +143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211171
Researcher: Thijs Alkemade
Organization: Computest
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155716
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:30
Updated: 10/19/2020 19:13
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:30 (47), 05/30/2020 00:35 (17), 10/19/2020 19:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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