CVE-2020-9833 — Improper Initialization in Apple Macos

CWE-665 — Improper InitializationCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Catalina 10.15.5
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.15.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-xrv2-p88f-5qw2: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Nuclei
WordPress Simple File List - Path Traversal
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