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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3878. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. 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.

The weakness was shared 05/20/2020 by Samuel Gross with Google Project Zero as HT211168 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-3878. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around 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.

The entries VDB-150571, VDB-150595, VDB-150620 and VDB-150660 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 13.5

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12/18/2019 🔍
05/20/2020 +154 days 🔍
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05/29/2020 +9 days 🔍
10/20/2020 +144 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211168
Researcher: Samuel Gross
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155749
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:42
Updated: 10/20/2020 07:50
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:42 (48), 05/30/2020 00:47 (16), 10/20/2020 07:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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