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CVE-2020-9853 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
< 10.15.4

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-9853
NVD Published Date:
Oct 22, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-9853 Details - Not Deferred