CVE-2020-9885

Apple Security Advisory 2020-07-15-1

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks. The issue was resolved with additional verification. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A user that is removed from an iMessage group could rejoin the group.

Se presentó un problema en el manejo de tapbacks de iMessage. El problema se resolvió con una verificación adicional. Este problema es corregido en iOS versión 13.6 y iPadOS versión 13.6, macOS Catalina versión 10.15.6, tvOS versión 13.4.8, watchOS versión 6.2.8. Un usuario que es eliminado de un grupo de iMessage podría volver a unirse al grupo

macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra are now available and address buffer overflow, code execution, denial of service, out of bounds read, and out of bounds write vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-03-02 CVE Reserved
2020-07-17 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-06-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT211288	2023-01-09
https://support.apple.com/HT211289	2023-01-09
https://support.apple.com/HT211290	2023-01-09
https://support.apple.com/HT211291	2023-01-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 13.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 13.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 13.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 13.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.15.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.15.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 13.4.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 13.4.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 6.2.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 6.2.8"		-		Affected