Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2020 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2020-9888

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in iOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS	unspecified – before iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before macOS Catalina 10.15.6
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before tvOS 13.4.8
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before watchOS 6.2.8

References

https://support.apple.com/HT211289 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT211288 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT211290 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT211291 x_refsource_MISC