Vulnerability in Garmin Forerunner 235
CVE-2020-27485
Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Array index error. The component is: ConnectIQ TVM. The attack vector is: To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must upload a malicious ConnectIQ application to the ConnectIQ store. The ConnectIQ program interpreter fails to check the index provided when accessing the local variable in the LGETV and LPUTV instructions. This provides the ability to both read and write memory outside the bounds of the TVM context allocation. It can be leveraged to construct a use-after-free scenario, leading to a constrained read/write primitive across the entire MAX32630 address space. A successful exploit would allow a ConnectIQ app store application to escape and perform activities outside the restricted application execution environment.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Garmin Forerunner_235
- Garmin Forerunner_235_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27485?
- CVE-2020-27485 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Garmin Forerunner 235, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2020-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27485?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.