CVE-2020-9853

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-10-22 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23

NVD link : CVE-2020-9853

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9853

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-9853

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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