CVE-2020-9887 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.14%
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 22
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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_x10.13.6 — 10.15.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-jhrj-7vv9-3qx2: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2020-9887: macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra↗2020-07-15
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