Apple tvOS up to 14.2 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple tvOS up to 14.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-29618. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 14.2 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. 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 12/14/2020 by XingWei Lin as HT212005 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-29618. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 14.3 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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Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: tvOS 14.3

Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
12/14/2020 +6 days 🔍
12/14/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2020 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212005
Researcher: XingWei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-29618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-29618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166250

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2020 14:18
Updated: 12/17/2020 16:48
Changes: 12/15/2020 14:18 (8), 12/15/2020 14:19 (11), 12/15/2020 14:22 (27), 12/17/2020 16:48 (4)
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