VDB-155742 · CVE-2020-9791 · HT211168

Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.4.1 Audio out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.4.1. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Audio. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-9791. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Audio. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/20/2020 by Yu Zhou with Zero Day Initiative as HT211168 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9791. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/30/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

Upgrading to version 13.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 13.5

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
05/20/2020 +79 days 🔍
05/20/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2020 +9 days 🔍
10/20/2020 +144 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211168
Researcher: Yu Zhou
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155742
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:39
Updated: 10/20/2020 07:08
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:39 (48), 05/30/2020 00:44 (16), 10/20/2020 07:08 (2)
Complete: 🔍
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