CVE-2020-9929 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Published: 2020-10-22

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< macOS Catalina 10.15.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30708	A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00046.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-22T18:05:23.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:43:05.482Z

Reserved: 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-9929

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-22T19:15:15.213

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:32.713

Link: CVE-2020-9929

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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