CVE-2020-9958 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Published: 2020-10-16

Score: 7.8 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

iOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30737	An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00179.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
https://support.apple.com/HT211850

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-16T16:54:30.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:50:57.832Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-9958

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T17:15:18.010

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:35.817

Link: CVE-2020-9958

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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