PT-2020-17731 · Apple · Tvos+4

Dayton Pidhirney + 1 · Published 2020-02-27 · Updated 2021-04-30 · CVE-2020-3838

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 13.3.1 iPadOS versions prior to 13.3.1 macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.3 tvOS versions prior to 13.3.1 watchOS versions prior to 6.1.2

Description The issue allows an application to potentially execute arbitrary code with system privileges due to inadequate permissions logic.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 13.3.1, update to iOS 13.3.1 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 13.3.1, update to iPadOS 13.3.1 or later. For macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.3, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.3 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 13.3.1, update to tvOS 13.3.1 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 6.1.2, update to watchOS 6.1.2 or later.

Fix

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-3838

Affected Products

Ios

Ipados

Macos Catalina

Tvos

Watchos

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3838 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT210920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT210921 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT210918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT210919 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3838 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 · Note