Advisory Details

December 9th, 2020

Apple macOS KTX Image DecodeRow Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-20-1410
ZDI-CAN-11307

CVE ID CVE-2020-9955
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the DecodeRow function. Crafted data in a KTX image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

This issue was addressed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and iOS 14.


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-07-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-12-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mickey Jin of Trend Micro Mobile Security Research Team
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