Race condition in Apple iOS - CVE-2020-10004
Published: November 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48194
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10004
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the Model I/O subsystem when processing files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the system or execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Apple iOS
macOS
iPadOS
macOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10004
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple iOS - update to 14.2 18B92
iPadOS - update to 14.2 18B92
iPadOS - update to 14.2 18B92