CVE-2020-3840

HIGH

iPadOS < 13.3.1 - Memory Corruption via Racoon Configuration File

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

An off by one issue existed in the handling of racoon configuration files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1. Loading a maliciously crafted racoon configuration file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210919
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210918
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210920

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0114
EPSS Percentile 62.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-193
Status published
Products (4)
apple/ipados < 13.3.1
apple/iphone_os < 13.3.1
apple/mac_os_x < 10.15.3
apple/tvos < 13.3.1
Published Feb 27, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026