Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-10016. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2020 by Alex Helie as HT211929 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-10016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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 11/06/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 14.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 14.2

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +248 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/02/2020 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211929
Researcher: Alex Helie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-10016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164382
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2020 08:31
Updated: 12/02/2020 20:15
Changes: 11/06/2020 08:31 (5), 11/06/2020 08:32 (13), 11/06/2020 08:35 (29), 12/02/2020 20:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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