CVE-2020-3840

HIGH | Platform: macOS | Changelog

CVE Details

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.

CVSS 3.1 Score

Metric	Value
Base Score	7.8 (HIGH)
Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Weakness

CWE-119
CWE-193

References

Apple Security Advisory
NVD Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT210918 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/HT210919 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/HT210920 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)