CVE-2020-9972
iOS iMessage Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 8, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:41 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9972
vulnerability.
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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-2020-9972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 | 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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-9972 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-9972 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 11.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 11.1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 Vendor Advisory Changed 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 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 Vendor Advisory Changed 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 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 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-120 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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9972 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-2020-9972
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.06%
score
0.60002
percentile