8.8High KEV

CVE-2020-9818Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Apple iOS; Apple iOS-1; Apple watchOS Published: (6 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9818

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to unexpected memory modification or application termination.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-787

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS unspecified – < iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
Apple iOS-1 unspecified – < iOS 12.4.7
apple ipados < 13.5
apple iphone os < 12.4.7
Apple watchOS unspecified – < watchOS 6.2.5

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (4)

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 13.5
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 12.4.7
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0 < 13.5
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 6.2.5