What is CVE-2020-9838?

CVE-2020-9838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-9838?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Ios

CVE-2020-9838

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.025 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Ios — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone_os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9838?: CVE-2020-9838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-9838?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.