Apple tvOS up to 14.1 Crash Reporter symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 14.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Crash Reporter. Performing a manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-10003. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple tvOS up to 14.1 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Crash Reporter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2020 by Tim Michaud as HT211930 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-10003. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local attacker may be able to elevate  their 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:

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 14.2

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03/02/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +248 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/03/2020 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211930
Researcher: Tim Michaud
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-10003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164397

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2020 08:49
Updated: 12/03/2020 06:39
Changes: 11/06/2020 08:49 (18), 11/06/2020 08:52 (28), 12/03/2020 06:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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