Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.7 IOSurfaceAccelerator Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IOSurfaceAccelerator. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9964. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component IOSurfaceAccelerator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2020 by Mohamed Ghannam and Tommy Muir as HT211850 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9964. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 14.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-161350, VDB-161351, VDB-161352 and VDB-161353 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211850
Researcher: Mohamed Ghannam, Tommy Muir
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161354
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 06:56
Updated: 09/17/2020 07:01
Changes: 09/17/2020 06:56 (47), 09/17/2020 07:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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