CVE-2020-9981 — Use After Free in Apple Macos

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Apple MacosApple TvosApple Watchos+5 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted 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 Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 14.0
▶NVDapple/tvos< 14.0
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.15+3
▶NVDapple/icloud< 11.5
▶NVDapple/ipados< 14.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6c7m-3c93-428j: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-9981: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2020-12-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2020-9981: tvOS 14.0↗2020-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2020-9981: iTunes 12.10.9 for Windows↗2020-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2020-9981: watchOS 7.0↗2020-09-16
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