Buffer overflow in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2020-27905
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27905?
- CVE-2020-27905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27905?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27905 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.