Buffer overflow in watchOS - CVE-2020-3834
Published: February 27, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30347
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3834
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
watchOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3834
Install update from vendor's website.
watchOS - update to 6.1.2