CVE-2020-9948 — Type Confusion in Apple Safari

CWE-843 — Type Confusion7 documents7 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple SafariWebkit WebkitgtkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/safariunspecified — Safari 14.0
▶NVDapple/safari< 14.0
▶NVDwebkit/webkitgtk2.30.3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-f937-gh67-6x56: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-9948: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2020-10-16
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CVEList
CVE-2020-9948: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2020-10-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
WebKitGTK vulnerabilities↗2020-11-26
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution↗2020-11-23
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Debian
CVE-2020-9948: webkit2gtk - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue i...↗2020
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