SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-9981

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.41%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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
1.41% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
apple/icloud · apple/itunes · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.