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high 7.8

CVE-2020-3840 json

An off by one issue existed in the handling of racoon configuration files.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25105

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1
  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.3
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.3.1

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Exploit prediction

1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-193 Off-by-one Error

References

Sources

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