CVE-2020-9943 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A malicious application can read restricted memory due to an out-of-bounds read in Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-9943?

CVE-2020-9943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9943?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f335-pm7q-gvcv.

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