PT-2020-20837 · Apple · Apple Macos

Mickey Jin · Published 2020-09-16 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-9887

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple macOS versions prior to 10.15.6

Description A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.15.6, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding viewing untrusted JPEG files until the update is applied.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-9887

ZDI-20-1182

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1182 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9887 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9887 · Vendor Advisory