CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-9819
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Mail contains a memory corruption vulnerability that may allow heap corruption when processing a maliciously crafted mail message.
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9819
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2020-06-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5, watchOS 5.3.7. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to heap corruption.
Affected configurations
• apple ipados (< 13.5)
• apple iphone os (< 12.4.7)
• apple iphone os (>= 13.0 < 13.5)
• apple watchos (< 5.3.7)
• apple watchos (>= 6.0.0 < 6.2.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211169 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211176 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211169 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211176 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-9819 US Government Resource