VDB-172178 · CVE-2020-27908 · GCVE-0-2020-27908

Apple watchOS up to 7.0.3 CoreAudio out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.0.3. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreAudio. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-27908. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.0.3 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component CoreAudio. 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 presented 12/14/2020 by JunDong Xie and XingWei Lin as confirmed advisory (Website). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-27908 since 10/27/2020. 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.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.1

Timelineinfo

10/27/2020 🔍
12/14/2020 +48 days 🔍
12/14/2020 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2021 +110 days 🔍
04/08/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Researcher: JunDong Xie, XingWei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-27908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-27908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-172178

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2021 08:45
Updated: 04/08/2021 10:21
Changes: 04/03/2021 08:45 (35), 04/08/2021 10:21 (9)
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