CVE-2019-9536

Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'

Medium · published November 22, 2019

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'. An attacker with physical access to the device can install arbitrary firmware.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00486 · 40.9th percentile
Published
2019-11-22T17:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 NOV 17:41Z
    Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'
    cvelistv5