Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2020 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2020-3853

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 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS	unspecified – before iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before macOS Catalina 10.15.3
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before tvOS 13.3.1
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before watchOS 6.1.2

References

https://support.apple.com/HT210919 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210918 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210921 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210920 x_refsource_MISC