PT-2020-6678
CVE-2020-3837
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Published
2020-01-28
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Updated
2026-08-11
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV: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 is related to a memory corruption problem in the IOAcceleratorFamily component of Apple operating systems, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This is due to a buffer overflow in memory. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.
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.
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