CVE-2020-9863 — Improper Initialization in Apple Macos

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization7 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Tvos+4 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 22
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. An 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 Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — tvOS 13.4.8
▶NVDapple/tvos< 13.4.8
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Catalina 10.15.6
▶NVDapple/ipados< 13.6
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — watchOS 6.2.8

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-83r5-w7x4-gjjw: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-9863: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2020-10-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2020-9863: macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra↗2020-07-15
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Apple
CVE-2020-9863: tvOS 13.4.8↗2020-07-15
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Apple
CVE-2020-9863: iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6↗2020-07-15
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Apple
CVE-2020-9863: watchOS 6.2.8↗2020-07-15
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