Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.1 Model I/O out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Model I/O. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-13524. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Model I/O. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/05/2020 by Aleksandar Nikolic as HT211929 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-13524. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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:

Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

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:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.2

Timelineinfo

05/26/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +163 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/02/2020 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211929
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-13524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164390
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2020 08:40
Updated: 12/02/2020 20:53
Changes: 11/06/2020 08:40 (16), 11/06/2020 08:41 (2), 11/06/2020 08:44 (29), 12/02/2020 20:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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