CVE-2020-9799

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT211289	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211289	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT211289 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT211289 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-10-16 17:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-9799

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9799

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-9799

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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