Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-3898
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | cups | 2.3.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | cups | 2.3.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | cups | 2.3.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | cups | 2.3.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | cups | 2.3.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Debian:12 | cups | 2.3.1-12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Debian:13 | cups | 2.3.1-12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Debian:14 | cups | 2.3.1-12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3898 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | cups | 1:2.2.6-38.el8 | RLSA-2020:4469 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 x_refsource_MISC