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CVE-2020-9996 Details

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Metrics

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)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 CVEVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple ipados
< 14.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os
< 14.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x
< 11.0.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-9996
NVD Published Date:
Dec 8, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-9996 Details - Not Deferred