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Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple - iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVE-2020-9819

MediumCVSS 4.3KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5, watchOS 5.3.7. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to heap corruption.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or device crash.

Recommendation

Update iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to the latest patched versions.

Other vulnerabilities in iOS, iPadOS, watchOS

Original NVD description (English source)

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5, watchOS 5.3.7. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to heap corruption.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS