CVE-2020-3898

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-10-22 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:31

NVD link : CVE-2020-3898

Mitre link : CVE-2020-3898

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-3898

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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