Out-of-bounds Read in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2020-29608

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, tvOS 14.3, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29608?
CVE-2020-29608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-29608?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-29608 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.