CVE-2020-9990

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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 6.9 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289	Release Notes 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/kb/HT211289 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-10-22 19:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-9990

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9990

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-9990

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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