CVE-2020-9799 — Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple MAC OS XApple Macos Catalina 10.15.6 Security Update 2020-004 Mojave Security Update 2020-004
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Catalina 10.15.6
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.15.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9f6v-44r7-qh3r: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2020-9799: macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra↗2020-07-15
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