Privilege escalation via libxpc out-of-bounds read
Published Feb 27, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
An out-of-bounds read in libxpc in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS allows local users to gain elevated privileges through an application. Apple states that libxpc performs an out-of-bounds read because bounds checking is insufficient, but it has not disclosed the affected function or input format. Exploitation requires local application execution and user interaction, and successful exploitation elevates that application's privileges.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds read in libxpc in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS allows local users to gain elevated privileges through an application. Apple states that libxpc performs an out-of-bounds read because bounds checking is insufficient, but it has not disclosed the affected function or input format. Exploitation requires local application execution and user interaction, and successful exploitation elevates that application's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-3829
- Published
- Feb 27, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1
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