CVE-2020-9859

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update, tvOS 13.4.6, watchOS 6.2.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT211214	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/HT211214	Vendor Advisory Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

28 Feb 2025, 14:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT211214 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT211214 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes

21 Nov 2024, 05:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT211214 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT211214 - Vendor Advisory

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-400~~	CWE-415

Information

Published : 2020-06-05 15:15

Updated : 2025-02-28 14:44

NVD link : CVE-2020-9859

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9859

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-9859

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
watchos
mac_os_x
tvos
ipados

CWE

CWE-415

Double Free

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