CVE-2020-9964 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

Published: 2020-10-16

Score: 5.5 Medium

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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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30743	A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to 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 None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

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: 2020-10-16T16:55:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:50:56.830Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-9964

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T17:15:18.153

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:36.527

Link: CVE-2020-9964

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-665

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