Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.7 Model I/O memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Model I/O. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9973. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Model I/O. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/16/2020 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Cisco Talos as HT211850 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9973. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/17/2020). 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 bounds checking.

Upgrading to version 14.0 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-161350, VDB-161351, VDB-161352 and VDB-161353. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211850
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161356
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 06:57
Updated: 09/17/2020 07:02
Changes: 09/17/2020 06:57 (47), 09/17/2020 07:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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