5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-9964
iOS Kernel Memory Information Leak Vulnerability
Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2023, 4:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-9964 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9964 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9964.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211850 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Learning how to use IOSurfaceAccelerator

Shell Swift C

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
22 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 9, 2023, 5:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2022, 1:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
40 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2022, 11:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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HTML CSS JavaScript Go Python Shell C

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
856 stars 214 fork 214 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2022, 3:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 568 different CVEs too.

kernel exploit for Apple iOS 13.X

Objective-C C

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
181 stars 30 fork 30 watcher
Born at : Nov. 11, 2020, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Here is some resources about macOS/iOS system security.

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
496 stars 49 fork 49 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2020, 8:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 166 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9964 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9964 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.0
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211850 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211850 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-665
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9964 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-9964 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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