Buffer overflow in Apple iOS
CVE-2020-9808
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. An application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT211168 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211170 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211171 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211175 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9808?
- CVE-2020-9808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9808?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.