Critical severity · published Oct 16, 2020
CVE-2020-9918
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation
9.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.15.6 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 13.4.8 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 6.2.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9918
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9918
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/HT211288
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/HT211289
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/HT211290
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/HT211291
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