VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-9958
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.13% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211850Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211850Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.