VDB-163907 · CVE-2019-8831 · GCVE-0-2019-8831

Apple iOS/iPadOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8831. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/28/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8831. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/28/2020 +618 days 🔍
10/28/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2020 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163907
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2020 12:50
Updated: 11/29/2020 06:55
Changes: 10/28/2020 12:50 (36), 11/29/2020 06:53 (2), 11/29/2020 06:55 (16)
Complete: 🔍
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