PT-2020-20856 · Apple · Apple Macos

Junzhi Lu + 1 · Published 2020-08-27 · Updated 2020-10-29 · CVE-2020-9908

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue involves an out-of-bounds read that can be addressed with improved input validation. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.15.6, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-9908

ZDI-20-1082

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9908 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9908 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1082 · Security Note